@ladyhana This article is published in @thePeerJ which is open access and free for all to read too, if you're interested. Link: https://t.co/cS0KWvnw77
Promising data, smallish on the sample size but good to see some research that isn't from a vaping company for once!
“We report, for the first time, that regular use of ECs does not measurably influence oral or gut bacterial communities. However, compared to controls, tobacco smoking had a significant effect on the bacterial profiles in all samples analyzed” https://t.co/FYeLcYDQnl
“In summary, we found that tobacco smoking significantly alters the bacterial profiles in feces, buccal, and saliva samples. Compared to controls, exposure to ECs had no effect on the oral or gut communities.” https://t.co/FYeLcYDQnl
Does smoking affect your microbiome? An article I handled as editor has been published today @thePeerJ https://t.co/xVtTZHW3oH #Microbiology #MolecularBiology