Comparing microbiota profiles in induced and spontaneous sputum samples in COPD patients

Comparing microbiota profiles in induced and spontaneous sputum samples in COPD patients

Abstract Background Induced and spontaneous sputum are used to evaluate the airways microbiota. Whether the sputum types can be used interchangeably in microbiota research is unknown. Our aim was to compare microbiota in induced and spontaneous sputum from COPD patients sampled during the same consu...

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Main Authors: Solveig Tangedal, Marianne Aanerud, Rune Grønseth, Christine Drengenes, Harald G. Wiker, Per S. Bakke, Tomas M. Eagan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:Respiratory Research
Subjects:
COPD
Sputum
Microbiota
High-throughput sequencing
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12931-017-0645-3

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