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After the histological confirmation of EC, four confirmed EC patient samples and two healthy control samples were subjected to 16S metagenomics study using the Oxford Nanopore Technology sequencing platform.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Species richness of microbial community was higher in the healthy controls followed by diseased plaque, tumor tissue and adjacent tissue.\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Bacillota<\/jats:italic>\n                      ,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Pseudomonata, Fusobacteriota, Bacteroidota,<\/jats:italic>\n                      and\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Campylobacterota<\/jats:italic>\n                      were the major phyla identified in all the groups. Majorly prevalent genera (core microbiome analysis) in all the groups were\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Streptococcus, Salmonella, Bacillus, Enterococcus, Veillonella, Klebsiella, Clostridioides, Prevotella, Gemella, Selenomonas, Firmicutes<\/jats:italic>\n                      , and\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Proteobacteria<\/jats:italic>\n                      followed by\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Bacteroidetes<\/jats:italic>\n                      and\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Fusobacteria<\/jats:italic>\n                      .\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Our study suggests an association between oral microbiome and EC. The prevalence of same microbial genus in the oral cavity (dental plaque) and tumor tissue depicts a possible link. 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