Comparative Analyses of the Bacterial Microbiota of the Human Nostril and Oropharynx
ABSTRACT The nose and throat are important sites of pathogen colonization, yet the microbiota of both is relatively unexplored by culture-independent approaches. We examined the bacterial microbiota of the nostril and posterior wall of the oropharynx from seven healthy adults using two culture-indep...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2010-08-01
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Series: | mBio |
Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.00129-10 |