Hundreds of samples from microbes living in the gut, skin, mouth, and vagina add to the human microbiome “fingerprint.” 

Ancient hominins in northern Spain ate mushrooms, pine nuts, and moss, and may have used Penicillium mold and other natural products to sooth toothache pain.

Kids often acquire cavity-causing bacteria from non-family members, researchers report at the American Society for Microbiology annual meeting.

The mix of bacteria living in the oral cavity is related to a person’s risk of developing pancreatic cancer, according to a study.

The composition of the plaque microbiome can reveal a child’s risk of dental caries months before the decay appears, according to a study.

The healthy lung receives microbes from the mouth, a new model suggests.

A single intimate smooch can transfer upwards of 80 million bacteria.

Early Neanderthal evolution; developing antivirals to combat polio; the mouth and skin microbiomes; insect-inspired, flight-stabilizing sensors

The oral cavity contains several distinct and dynamic microbial communities, and some of these commensals may seed the body’s other microbiomes.

Researchers identify oral microbiome signatures that correlate with a person’s cultural background.

Two studies peg down how a bacterium indigenous to the oral cavity can contribute to the development of colorectal cancer.

Some of the highlights from this year’s American Society for Cell Biology meeting, held earlier this week