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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-10-01
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| Series: | Microbiome |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40168-017-0364-5 |