Metagenomic Analysis of Nitrate-Reducing Bacteria in the Oral Cavity: Implications for Nitric Oxide Homeostasis

Embriette R. Hyde; Fernando Andrade; Zalman Vaksman; Kavitha Parthasarathy; Hong Jiang; Deepa K. Parthasarathy; Ashley C. Torregrossa; Gena Tribble; Heidi B. Kaplan; Joseph F. Petrosino; Nathan S. Bryan

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0088645

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Metagenomic Analysis of Nitrate-Reducing Bacteria in the Oral Cavity: Implications for Nitric Oxide Homeostasis

Embriette R. Hyde,

Affiliations Integrative Molecular and Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America, Alkek Center for Metagenomics and Microbiome Research, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Fernando Andrade,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Zalman Vaksman,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Kavitha Parthasarathy,

Affiliation Department of Periodontics, School of Dentistry, The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Hong Jiang,

Affiliation Texas Therapeutics Institute, Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Deepa K. Parthasarathy,

Affiliation Texas Therapeutics Institute, Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Ashley C. Torregrossa,

Affiliation Texas Therapeutics Institute, Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Gena Tribble,

Affiliation Department of Periodontics, School of Dentistry, The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Heidi B. Kaplan,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Joseph F. Petrosino ,

* E-mail: Nathan.Bryan@uth.tmc.edu (NSB); jpetrosi@bcm.edu (JFP)

Affiliations Alkek Center for Metagenomics and Microbiome Research, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America, Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Nathan S. Bryan

* E-mail: Nathan.Bryan@uth.tmc.edu (NSB); jpetrosi@bcm.edu (JFP)

Affiliation Texas Therapeutics Institute, Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Metagenomic Analysis of Nitrate-Reducing Bacteria in the Oral Cavity: Implications for Nitric Oxide Homeostasis

Embriette R. Hyde,
Fernando Andrade,
Zalman Vaksman,
Kavitha Parthasarathy,
Hong Jiang,
Deepa K. Parthasarathy,
Ashley C. Torregrossa,
Gena Tribble,
Heidi B. Kaplan,
Joseph F. Petrosino

Published: March 26, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0088645

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