Profiling the airway in the macaque model of tuberculosis reveals variable microbial dysbiosis and alteration of community structure

Profiling the airway in the macaque model of tuberculosis reveals variable microbial dysbiosis and alteration of community structure

Abstract Background The specific interactions of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the causative agent of tuberculosis (TB), and the lung microbiota in infection are entirely unexplored. Studies in cancer and other infectious diseases suggest that there are important exchanges occurring between host...

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Main Authors: Anthony M Cadena, Yixuan Ma, Tao Ding, MacKenzie Bryant, Pauline Maiello, Adam Geber, Philana Ling Lin, JoAnne L Flynn, Elodie Ghedin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:Microbiome
Subjects:
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Lung and airway microbiota
Microbiome
16S rRNA gene
Cynomolgus macaque
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40168-018-0560-y

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