Compositionally and functionally distinct sinus microbiota in chronic rhinosinusitis patients have immunological and clinically divergent consequences

Abstract Background Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a heterogeneous disease characterized by persistent sinonasal inflammation and sinus microbiome dysbiosis. The basis of this heterogeneity is poorly understood. We sought to address the hypothesis that a limited number of compositionally distinct p...

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Main Authors: Emily K. Cope, Andrew N. Goldberg, Steven D. Pletcher, Susan V. Lynch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:Microbiome
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40168-017-0266-6