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Molecular mapping to species level of the tonsillar crypt microbiota associated with health and recurrent tonsillitis.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Jensen Anders, Fagö-Olsen Helena, Sørensen Christian Hjort, Kilian Mogens
Abstract excerpt
The human palatine tonsils, which belong to the central antigen handling sites of the mucosal immune system, are frequently affected by acute and recurrent infections. This study compared the microbiota of the tonsillar crypts in children and adults affected by recurrent tonsillitis with that of healthy adults and children with tonsillar hyperplasia. An in-depth 16S rRNA gene based pyrosequencing approach...
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