Engberg, Elina; Raju, Sajan; Figueiredo, Rejane A.O.; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Rounge, Trine Ballestad; Viljakainen, Heli (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-04-20)
This study examined whether the diversity, composition and functional capacity of the saliva microbiota differed
between children with low and high sedentary screen times. We analyzed the saliva microbiota using 16S rRNA
(V3–V4) sequencing from 193 children with low and 183 children with high TV/screen viewing times while
sitting. Microbiota diversity was higher among children with low screen ...