From microbe to microbiota: Considering microbial community composition in infections and airway diseases

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 185, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 691-692

  Huang, Yvonne J ^a   Lynch, Susan V ^a   Wiener Kronish, Jeanine P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; RNA 16S;

BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; EDITORIAL; FUNGUS CULTURE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; LUNG INFECTION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROFLORA; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVOTELLA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; ROTHIA; STREPTOCOCCUS MILLERI; VEILLONELLA;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; METAGENOME; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 84859517821     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201111-2030ED     Document Type: Editorial

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