Live with a partner? You may be sharing more microbes than you think

Published June 16, 2026 · Category: News

Overview

Researchers found that couples who shared a home also shared a lot of oral microbes.

A large study finds you may share about a quarter of your oral and gut microbes with the people you live with. Should you worry? We asked the experts.

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Originally published at www.npr.org.

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