A metagenomic study of the gut microbiome in Behcet’s disease

Abstract Background Behcet’s disease (BD) is a recalcitrant, multisystemic inflammatory disease that can lead to irreversible blindness. Microbial agents have been considered to contribute to the pathogenesis of this disease, but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. In this study, we investigat...

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Main Authors: Zi Ye, Ni Zhang, Chunyan Wu, Xinyuan Zhang, Qingfeng Wang, Xinyue Huang, Liping Du, Qingfeng Cao, Jihong Tang, Chunjiang Zhou, Shengping Hou, Yue He, Qian Xu, Xiao Xiong, Aize Kijlstra, Nan Qin, Peizeng Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:Microbiome
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40168-018-0520-6