A microbiome case-control study of recurrent acute otitis media identified potentially protective bacterial genera

A microbiome case-control study of recurrent acute otitis media identified potentially protective bacterial genera

Abstract Background Recurrent acute otitis media (rAOM, recurrent ear infection) is a common childhood disease caused by bacteria termed otopathogens, for which current treatments have limited effectiveness. Generic probiotic therapies have shown promise, but seem to lack specificity. We hypothesise...

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Main Authors: Rachael Lappan, Kara Imbrogno, Chisha Sikazwe, Denise Anderson, Danny Mok, Harvey Coates, Shyan Vijayasekaran, Paul Bumbak, Christopher C. Blyth, Sarra E. Jamieson, Christopher S. Peacock
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Subjects:
Otitis media
Microbiome
16S rRNA
Corynebacterium
Dolosigranulum
Alloiococcus
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12866-018-1154-3

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