Longitudinal assessment of sputum microbiome by sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene in non-CF bronchiectasis patients
Michael J Cox, Elena M Turek, Catherine Hennessy, Ghazala K Mirza, Phillip L James, Meg Coleman, Andrew Jones, Robert Wilson, Diana Bilton, William O C M Cookson, Miriam F Moffatt, Michael Loebinger
This study assesses the longitudinal sputum microbiome in non-CF bronchiectasis patients using 16S rRNA gene sequencing, finding high individual variability and limited correlation with clinical features.
bioRxiv · Jun 14, 2016Microbiology