Comparing the Healthy Nose and Nasopharynx Microbiota Reveals Continuity As Well As Niche-Specificity

Comparing the Healthy Nose and Nasopharynx Microbiota Reveals Continuity As Well As Niche-Specificity

To improve our understanding of upper respiratory tract (URT) diseases and the underlying microbial pathogenesis, a better characterization of the healthy URT microbiome is crucial. In this first large-scale study, we obtained more insight in the URT microbiome of healthy adults. Hereto, we collecte...

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Main Authors: Ilke De Boeck, Stijn Wittouck, Sander Wuyts, Eline F. M. Oerlemans, Marianne F. L. van den Broek, Dieter Vandenheuvel, Olivier Vanderveken, Sarah Lebeer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
microbiome
amplicon sequence variants
upper respiratory tract
bacterial community types
nasopharynx
next-generation sequencing
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2017.02372/full

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