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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Main Authors: Katherine P. Lemon, Vanja Klepac-Ceraj, Hilary K. Schiffer, Eoin L. Brodie, Susan V. Lynch, Roberto Kolter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2010-08-01
Series:mBio
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.00129-10