A Study of the Infant Nasal Microbiome Development over the First Year of Life and in Relation to Their Primary Adult Caregivers Using cpn60 Universal Target (UT) as a Phylogenetic Marker.

Whereas the infant gut microbiome is the subject of intense study, relatively little is known regarding the nares microbiome in newborns and during early life. This study aimed to survey the typical composition and diversity of human anterior nare microflora for developing infants over time, and to...

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Main Authors: Shelley W Peterson, Natalie C Knox, George R Golding, Shaun D Tyler, Andrea D Tyler, Philip Mabon, Joanne E Embree, Fiona Fleming, Sergio Fanella, Gary Van Domselaar, Michael R Mulvey, Morag R Graham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4809513?pdf=render