BACTERIAL SPECIES

The current list of 272 bacterial species targeted for HOMIM is available here and is subject to change. Click here for the PDF version.

About 30% of targeted species has a second probe. Each species has an Oral Taxon designation as defined in the Human Oral Microbiome Database (HOMD), which provides the scientific community with comprehensive information on the approximate 600 prokaryote species that are present in the human oral cavity.