Assessing Bacterial Populations in the Lung by Replicate Analysis of Samples from the Upper and Lower Respiratory Tracts

Microbes of the human respiratory tract are important in health and disease, but accurate sampling of the lung presents challenges. Lung microbes are commonly sampled by bronchoscopy, but to acquire samples the bronchoscope must pass through the upper respiratory tract, which is rich in microbes. He...

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Autores principales: Charlson, Emily S., Bittinger, Kyle, Chen, Jun, Diamond, Joshua M., Li, Hongzhe, Collman, Ronald G., Bushman, Frederic D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3435383/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22970118
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0042786

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3435383/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22970118
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0042786

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