Salivary microbiome community composition

Chronological age is associated with salivary microbiome community composition in humans (R2 = 0.014).

“age remained significantly associated with community composition (R2 = 0.014, p = 0.0119)”

HumansKorean adults; adjusted for sex and reported spousal cohabitationsalivan = 182

Age-associated variation in the Korean salivary microbiome: Exploratory assessment of spousal cohabitation as a potential confounder for forensic inference

Legal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)·13 Oct 2026