Tonsillar Microbiota: a Cross-Sectional Study of Patients with Chronic Tonsillitis or Tonsillar Hypertrophy

Tonsillar Microbiota: a Cross-Sectional Study of Patients with Chronic Tonsillitis or Tonsillar Hypertrophy

ABSTRACT Chronic tonsillitis (CT) and tonsillar hypertrophy (TH) are common tonsillar diseases that are related to infection and inflammation. Little is known about tonsillar microbiota and its role in CT and TH. This study aims to identify palatine tonsillar microbiota both on the surface and in th...

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Main Authors: Shengru Wu, Lalle Hammarstedt-Nordenvall, Mattias Jangard, Liqin Cheng, Sebastian Alexandru Radu, Pia Angelidou, Yinghua Zha, Marica Hamsten, Lars Engstrand, Juan Du, Anders Ternhag
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2021-04-01
Series:mSystems
Subjects:
chronic tonsillitis
tonsillar hypertrophy
tonsillar tissues
microbiota
16S rRNA gene sequencing
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSystems.01302-20

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https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSystems.01302-20

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