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In total, three genera with statistically significant differences between the two groups were identified. The area under the receiver operating characteristics (ROC) curve (AUC) was calculated using the relative abundance of these three significant genera, and a value of 0.842 was achieved. Furthermore, <jats:italic>Turicibacter<\/jats:italic> was confirmed as a potentially independent prognostic factor for NPC patients, and the progression-free survival (PFS) was markedly prolonged in patients with a low relative abundance of <jats:italic>Turicibacter<\/jats:italic> compared to patients with a high relative abundance of this genus (cutoff: 0.0046, hazard ratio: 5.10, 95% confidence interval: 2.04\u201312.77, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.004).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>The present study provided strong evidence of a correlation between tumor microbiome and NPC; the tumor microbiome may be considered a biomarker for early NPC diagnosis. <jats:italic>Turicibacter<\/jats:italic> potentially served as a independently prognostic indicator for NPC 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