Exploring salivary microbiota in AIDS patients with different periodontal statuses using 454 GS-FLX Titanium pyrosequencing

Patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) are at high risk of opportunistic infections. Oral manifestations have been associated with the level of immunosuppression, these include periodontal diseases, and understanding the microbial populations in the oral cavity is crucial for clinic...

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Main Authors: Fang eZhang, Shenghua eHe, Jieqi eJin, Guangyan eDong, Hongkun eWu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fcimb.2015.00055/full