Bacterial communities vary between sinuses in chronic rhinosinusitis patients

Bacterial communities vary between sinuses in chronic rhinosinusitis patients

Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a common and potentially debilitating disease characterized by inflammation of the sinus mucosa for longer than 12 weeks. Bacterial colonization of the sinuses and its role in the pathogenesis of this disease is an ongoing area of research. Recent advances in culture-...

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Main Authors: Tom V Joss, Catherine Maree Burke, Bernard J Hudson, Aaron eDarling, Martin eForer, Dagmar eAlber, Ian eCharles, Nicholas W Stow
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
microbiome
16S rRNA gene sequencing
sinus
Swabs
Tissue Biopsy
Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS)
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2015.01532/full

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