Bacterial Topography of the Healthy Human Lower Respiratory Tract

Bacterial Topography of the Healthy Human Lower Respiratory Tract

Although culture-independent techniques have refuted lung sterility in health, controversy about contamination during bronchoscope passage through the upper respiratory tract (URT) has impeded research progress. We sought to establish whether bronchoscopic sampling accurately reflects the lung micro...

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Main Authors: Robert P. Dickson, John R. Erb-Downward, Christine M. Freeman, Lisa McCloskey, Nicole R. Falkowski, Gary B. Huffnagle, Jeffrey L. Curtis, Jose C. Clemente
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2017-02-01
Series:mBio
Online Access:http://mbio.asm.org/cgi/content/full/8/1/e02287-16

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