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Airway microbiota and pathogen abundance in age-stratified cystic fibrosis patients.
PloS one - 23 Jun 2010
Cox Michael J, Allgaier Martin, Taylor Byron, Baek Marshall S, Huang Yvonne J, Daly Rebecca A, Karaoz Ulas, Andersen Gary L, Brown Ronald, Fujimura Kei E, Wu Brian, Tran Diem, Koff Jonathan, Kleinhenz Mary Ellen, Nielson Dennis, Brodie Eoin L, Lynch Susan V
Abstract excerpt
Bacterial communities in the airways of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients are, as in other ecological niches, influenced by autogenic and allogenic factors. However, our understanding of microbial colonization in younger versus older CF airways and the association with pulmonary function is rudimentary at best. Using a phylogenetic microarray, we examine the airway microbiota in age stratified CF patients ranging...
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