Metagenomic Analysis of Brain Abscesses Identifies Specific Bacterial Associations

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BACKGROUND: The bacterial flora involved in brain abscess is often complex. In a previous study, using a metagenomic approach based on 16S ribosomal DNA (rDNA) amplification, we demonstrated that the diversity of the microbial flora involved in these infections was underestimated. METHODS: We performed a 16S rDNA-based metagenomic analysis of cerebral abscesses from patients diagnosed from 2006 through 2010. All...

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