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ArticleScientific reports2024

The oral cavity and intestinal microbiome in children with functional constipation.

Monika Kwiatkowska, Marcin Gołębiewski, Marcin Sikora, Ewa Łoś Rycharska, Aneta Krogulska

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Article in Scientific reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Oral Microbiome and Constipation: A Causal Link Revealed by Mendelian Randomization.JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology · 2026
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Monika KwiatkowskaDepartment of Paediatrics, Allergology and Gastroenterology, Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University, 87-100, Torun, Poland. monikasobecka5@gmail.com.
Marcin GołębiewskiDepartment of Plant Physiology and Biotechnology, Nicolaus Copernicus University, 87-100, Torun, Poland.
Marcin SikoraInterdisciplinary Centre of Modern Technologies, Nicolaus Copernicus University, 87-100, Torun, Poland.
Ewa Łoś RycharskaDepartment of Paediatrics, Allergology and Gastroenterology, Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University, 87-100, Torun, Poland.
Aneta KrogulskaDepartment of Paediatrics, Allergology and Gastroenterology, Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University, 87-100, Torun, Poland.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Constipation is a widespread problem in paediatric practice, affecting almost 30% of children. One of the key causal factors of constipation may be disturbances in the homeostasis of the gastrointestinal microbiome. The aim of the study was to determine whether the oral and fecal microbiomes differ between children with and without constipation. A total of 91 children over three years of age were included in the study. Of these, 57 were qualified to a group with constipation, and 34 to a group without. The saliva and stool microbiomes were evaluated using 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing. Functional constipation was associated with characteristic bacterial taxa in the fecal microbiota. Statistically significant differences were found at the family level: Burkholderiaceae (q = 0.047), Christensenellaceae (q = 0.047), Chlostridiaceae (q = 0.047) were significantly less abundant in the constipation group, while the Tannerellaceae (q = 0.007) were more abundant. At the genus level, the significant differences were observed for rare genera, including Christensenellaceae r-7 (q = 2.88 × 10

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Gastrointestinal MicrobiomeLactobacillalesMicrobiotaBacteriaBacteroidetesChildConstipationFecesHumansMouthRNA, Ribosomal, 16SRNA, Ribosomal, 16S

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PMID38594374
PMCPMC11004141

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