Epidemiological and ecological modelling reveal diversity in microbial population structures from a cross-sectional community swabbing study
Abigail L. Coughtrie, Denise E. Morris, Rebecca Anderson, Nelupha Begum, David W. Cleary, Saul N. Faust, Johanna M. Jefferies, Alex R. Kraaijeveld, Michael V. Moore, Mark A. Mullee, Paul J. Roderick, Andrew Tuck, Robert N. Whittaker, Ho Ming Yuen, C. Patrick Doncaster, Stuart C. Clarke
The paper uses epidemiological and ecological modeling to analyze microbial community structures in nasal swabs, revealing age and seasonality effects on respiratory pathogen carriage and interactions.
bioRxiv · Jan 9, 2017 · PreprintMicrobiology