The cystic fibrosis lower airways microbial metagenome

Chronic airway infections determine most morbidity in people with cystic fibrosis (CF). Herein, we present unbiased quantitative data about the frequency and abundance of DNA viruses, archaea, bacteria, moulds and fungi in CF lower airways. Induced sputa were collected on several occasions from chil...

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Main Authors: Patricia Moran Losada, Philippe Chouvarine, Marie Dorda, Silke Hedtfeld, Samira Mielke, Angela Schulz, Lutz Wiehlmann, Burkhard Tümmler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Respiratory Society 2016-05-01
Series:ERJ Open Research
Online Access:http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/2/2/00096-2015.full