Comparing microbiotas in the upper aerodigestive and lower respiratory tracts of lambs

Comparing microbiotas in the upper aerodigestive and lower respiratory tracts of lambs

Abstract Background Recently, the importance of the lung microbiota during health and disease has been examined in humans and in small animal models. Whilst sheep have been proposed as an appropriate large animal model for studying the pathophysiology of a number of important human respiratory disea...

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Main Authors: Laura Glendinning, David Collie, Steven Wright, Kenny M. D. Rutherford, Gerry McLachlan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:Microbiome
Subjects:
Lung
Microbiota
Sheep
Lambs
Oropharynx
Rumen
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40168-017-0364-5

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