Analysis of the Upper Respiratory Tract Microbiotas as the Source of the Lung and Gastric Microbiotas in Healthy Individuals

ABSTRACT No studies have examined the relationships between bacterial communities along sites of the upper aerodigestive tract of an individual subject. Our objective was to perform an intrasubject and intersite analysis to determine the contributions of two upper mucosal sites (mouth and nose) as s...

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Main Authors: Christine M. Bassis, John R. Erb-Downward, Robert P. Dickson, Christine M. Freeman, Thomas M. Schmidt, Vincent B. Young, James M. Beck, Jeffrey L. Curtis, Gary B. Huffnagle
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2015
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/19501fbdb28e4088abbec496ee3eb6ae
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