Extensive Description and Comparison of Human Supra-Gingival Microbiome in Root Caries and Health

Lin Chen; Bingcai Qin; Minquan Du; Huanzi Zhong; Qingan Xu; Yuhong Li; Ping Zhang; Mingwen Fan

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0117064

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Extensive Description and Comparison of Human Supra-Gingival Microbiome in Root Caries and Health

Lin Chen ,

¶‡ These authors contributed equally to this work.

Affiliations The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) & Key Laboratory of Oral Microbiology Ministry of Education, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China, Department of Endodontics, Guangdong Provincial Stomatological Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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Bingcai Qin ,

¶‡ These authors contributed equally to this work.

Affiliation BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China
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Minquan Du,

Affiliations The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) & Key Laboratory of Oral Microbiology Ministry of Education, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China, Department of Prevention, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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Huanzi Zhong,

Affiliation BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China
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Qingan Xu,

Affiliations The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) & Key Laboratory of Oral Microbiology Ministry of Education, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China, Department of Endodontics, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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Yuhong Li,

Affiliation The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) & Key Laboratory of Oral Microbiology Ministry of Education, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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Ping Zhang ,

* E-mail: fmw@whuss.com (MWF); pingz@uab.edu (PZ)

Affiliation Department of Pediatric Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
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Mingwen Fan

* E-mail: fmw@whuss.com (MWF); pingz@uab.edu (PZ)

Affiliation The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) & Key Laboratory of Oral Microbiology Ministry of Education, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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Extensive Description and Comparison of Human Supra-Gingival Microbiome in Root Caries and Health

Lin Chen,
Bingcai Qin,
Minquan Du,
Huanzi Zhong,
Qingan Xu,
Yuhong Li,
Ping Zhang,
Mingwen Fan

Published: February 6, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0117064

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