Maturation of the neonatal oral mucosa involves unique epithelium-microbiota interactions

•Neonate oral epithelium is heavily colonized, but microbial load declines during weaning•Neutrophils are recruited to the neonate by ??T17 cells and microbiota•Neonate has distinct permeability, turnover rate, gene signature•Microbiota induces salivary antimicrobial components that shape microbiota Postnatal host-microbiota interplay governs mucosal homeostasis considered have life-long health consequences. The intestine monolayer critically involved in such early-life processes; nevertheless, role of multilayer remains ill defined. We demonstrate unlike intestine, cavity immensely colonized decline adult levels weaning. Neutrophils present prenatally, exposure postnatally further recruits them preamble neonatal cells. These neutrophils virtually disappear weaning as seals. display kinetics transcriptomic signatures, with reminiscent signature found germ-free mice. Microbial reduction mediated upregulation saliva production induction microbiota. 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