Metagenomic analysis of respiratory tract DNA viral communities in cystic fibrosis and non-cystic fibrosis individuals.

The human respiratory tract is constantly exposed to a wide variety of viruses, microbes and inorganic particulates from environmental air, water and food. Physical characteristics of inhaled particles and airway mucosal immunity determine which viruses and microbes will persist in the airways. Here...

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Main Authors: Dana Willner, Mike Furlan, Matthew Haynes, Robert Schmieder, Florent E Angly, Joas Silva, Sassan Tammadoni, Bahador Nosrat, Douglas Conrad, Forest Rohwer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2756586?pdf=render