Exploring the microbiota of upper respiratory tract during the development of pneumonia in a mouse model.

The alteration of the microbial community in the upper respiratory tract (URT) can contribute to the colonization and invasion of respiratory pathogens. However, there are no studies regarding whether the characteristics of the URT microbiota can be affected by infections in lower respiratory tract...

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Main Authors: Yoshitomo Morinaga, Yuki Take, Daisuke Sasaki, Kenji Ota, Norihito Kaku, Naoki Uno, Kei Sakamoto, Kosuke Kosai, Taiga Miyazaki, Hiroo Hasegawa, Koichi Izumikawa, Hiroshi Mukae, Katsunori Yanagihara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0222589