Succession and determinants of the early life nasopharyngeal microbiota in a South African birth cohort

Succession and determinants of the early life nasopharyngeal microbiota in a South African birth cohort

Abstract Background Bacteria colonizing the nasopharynx play a key role as gatekeepers of respiratory health. Yet, dynamics of early life nasopharyngeal (NP) bacterial profiles remain understudied in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where children have a high prevalence of risk factors for...

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Main Authors: Shantelle Claassen-Weitz, Sugnet Gardner-Lubbe, Yao Xia, Kilaza S. Mwaikono, Stephanie Harris Mounaud, William C. Nierman, Lesley Workman, Heather J. Zar, Mark P. Nicol
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-06-01
Series:Microbiome
Subjects:
16S rRNA gene
Birth cohort
Microbiome
High-throughput sequencing
Infant
Longitudinal
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-023-01563-5

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-023-01563-5

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