Analysis of the tonsillar microbiome in young adults with sore throat reveals a high relative abundance of Fusobacterium necrophorum with low diversity

Fusobacterium necrophorum (Fn), a gram-negative anaerobe, is increasingly implicated as an etiologic agent in older adolescents and young adults with sore throat. Inadequately treated Fn pharyngitis may result in suppurative complications such as peritonsillar abscess and Lemierre’s syndrome. Data f...

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Autores principales: Atkinson, T. Prescott, Centor, Robert M., Xiao, Li, Wang, Fuchenchu, Cui, Xiangqin, Van Der Pol, William, Morrow, Casey D., Ratliff, Amy E., Crabb, Donna M., Totten, Arthur H., Estrada, Carlos A., Faircloth, Michael B., Waites, Ken B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5774679/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29351278
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0189423

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