Evaluation of the bacterial diversity among and within individual venous leg ulcers using bacterial tag-encoded FLX and Titanium amplicon pyrosequencing and metagenomic approaches

Evaluation of the bacterial diversity among and within individual venous leg ulcers using bacterial tag-encoded FLX and Titanium amplicon pyrosequencing and metagenomic approaches

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Approximately 1 out of every 100 individuals has some form of venous insufficiency, which can lead to chronic venous disease and Venous Leg Ulcer (VLU). There are known underlying pathologies which contribute to the chronic nature of...

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Main Authors: Sun Yan, Gontcharova Viktoria, Wolcott Randall D, Dowd Scot E
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-10-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/9/226

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