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Alpha diversity was assessed using the Chao1, Shannon, Simpson, and Faith\u2019s phylogenetic diversity (PD whole tree) indices, while beta diversity was evaluated through principal coordinate analysis (PCoA), and non-metric multidimensional scaling (NMDS). Microbial co-occurrence networks were constructed to characterize bacterial interactions, and functional potential was predicted using PICRUSt2, and BugBase.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A total of 614,473 high-quality CCS reads were generated, yielding 1,697 ASVs. Alpha diversity analysis revealed substantial inter-individual variation in microbial richness and diversity among the pediatric cancer patients. The bacterial community was dominated by the phyla\n                      <jats:italic>Firmicutes, Proteobacteria, Bacteroidota, Actinobacteriota<\/jats:italic>\n                      . At the genus level,\n                      <jats:italic>Streptococcus<\/jats:italic>\n                      ,\n                      <jats:italic>Prevotella<\/jats:italic>\n                      ,\n                      <jats:italic>Neisseria<\/jats:italic>\n                      , and\n                      <jats:italic>Haemophilus<\/jats:italic>\n                      were the most abundant taxa. Beta diversity analysis revealed distinct clustering patterns, indicating highly individualized microbial profiles. Co-occurrence network analysis identified several keystone taxa and potential pathogenic associations within the supragingival plaque community. Functional prediction indicated that the dominant metabolic pathways were related to amino acid metabolism, carbohydrate metabolism, and membrane transport.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>These preliminary findings reveal a taxonomically diverse, highly individualized pre-chemotherapy oral bacteriome, providing foundational baseline profiles to guide future longitudinal investigations of chemotherapy-induced dysbiosis and personalized interventions.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fcimb.2026.1891342","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,24]],"date-time":"2026-08-24T04:23:40Z","timestamp":1787545420000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Oral bacteriome in pediatric patients with malignancies prior to chemotherapy: a pilot study using full-length 16S rRNA sequencing"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"16","author":[{"given":"Penghui","family":"Wu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Children\u2019s Medical Center, Peking University First Hospital","place":["Beijing, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xiuchen","family":"Guan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"First Clinical Division, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & National Engineering Research Center of Oral Biomaterials and Digital Medical Devices","place":["Beijing, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jiajia","family":"Zheng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Eighth Clinical Division, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & National Engineering Research Center of Oral Biomaterials and Digital Medical Devices","place":["Beijing, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Zheng","family":"He","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Children\u2019s Medical Center, Peking University First Hospital","place":["Beijing, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yunlong","family":"Zhao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Children\u2019s Medical Center, Peking University First Hospital","place":["Beijing, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jiaqi","family":"Wu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"First Clinical Division, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & National Engineering Research Center of Oral Biomaterials and Digital Medical Devices","place":["Beijing, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yao","family":"Xie","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Children\u2019s Medical Center, Peking University First Hospital","place":["Beijing, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,24]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"362","DOI":"10.1016\/j.tim.2016.12.012","article-title":"Ecology of the oral microbiome: Beyond bacteria","volume":"25","author":"Baker","year":"2017","journal-title":"Trends Microbiol."},{"key":"B2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"567","DOI":"10.1038\/s41579-018-0024-1","article-title":"Keystone taxa as drivers of microbiome structure and functioning","volume":"16","author":"Banerjee","year":"2018","journal-title":"Nat. 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