Oral bacteria can colonize the gut, help drive Parkinsons, study shows – Parkinsons News Today

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People with Parkinsons disease have an increased abundance of the oral bacteria Streptococcus mutans typically found in the mouth and associated with cavities in the teeth in their gut, according to a new study involving patients and a mouse model.

Once established in the gut, these bacteria …

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