Correlation between Either Cupriavidus or Porphyromonas and Primary Pulmonary Tuberculosis Found by Analysing the Microbiota in Patients’ Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid

Yuhua Zhou; Feishen Lin; Zelin Cui; Xiangrong Zhang; Chunmei Hu; Tian Shen; Chunyan Chen; Xia Zhang; Xiaokui Guo

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0124194

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Correlation between Either Cupriavidus or Porphyromonas and Primary Pulmonary Tuberculosis Found by Analysing the Microbiota in Patients’ Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid

Yuhua Zhou,

Affiliations Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Institutes of Medical Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China, Department of Emergency Medicine, Rui Jin Hospital Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Feishen Lin,

Affiliation Department of Tuberculosis, Nanjing Chest Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Zelin Cui,

Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Institutes of Medical Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Xiangrong Zhang,

Affiliation Department of Tuberculosis, Nanjing Chest Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Chunmei Hu,

Affiliation Department of Tuberculosis, Nanjing Chest Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Tian Shen,

Affiliation Department of Preventive Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Chunyan Chen,

Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Institutes of Medical Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Xia Zhang ,

* E-mail: microbiology@sjtu.edu.cn (XKG); zhangxia365@sina.com (XZ)

Affiliation Department of Tuberculosis, Nanjing Chest Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Xiaokui Guo

* E-mail: microbiology@sjtu.edu.cn (XKG); zhangxia365@sina.com (XZ)

Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Institutes of Medical Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Correlation between Either Cupriavidus or Porphyromonas and Primary Pulmonary Tuberculosis Found by Analysing the Microbiota in Patients’ Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid

Yuhua Zhou,
Feishen Lin,
Zelin Cui,
Xiangrong Zhang,
Chunmei Hu,
Tian Shen,
Chunyan Chen,
Xia Zhang,
Xiaokui Guo

Published: May 22, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0124194

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