The Associations between Biochemical and Microbiological Variables and Taste Differ in Whole Saliva and in the Film Lining the Tongue

Figure 3

Composition of bacterial communities in saliva and tongue film (n=21): proportions of 5 phyla and 3 genera. Significant difference between saliva and tongue film is indicated as follows: p<0.05, p<0.01, p< 0.001.