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Metagenomic analysis of respiratory tract DNA viral communities in cystic fibrosis and non-cystic fibrosis individuals.
PloS one - 9 Oct 2009
Willner Dana, Furlan Mike, Haynes Matthew, Schmieder Robert, Angly Florent E, Silva Joas, Tammadoni Sassan, Nosrat Bahador, Conrad Douglas, Rohwer Forest
Abstract excerpt
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 we present the first metagenomic study of DNA viral communities in the airways of diseased and non-diseased...
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