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Tokyo Medical and Dental University

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The 16S rDNA sequencing revealed that the bacterial composition of Edo and modern samples with periodontitis were different. Interestingly, several bacteria observed in modern samples were not detected in the Edo samples.

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Department of Periodontology, TMDU

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