Abstract
The bacterial communities present in the oral cavity and the lungs of 19 adult cystic fibrosis (CF) patients were compared by using terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of 16S rRNA gene PCR products amplified from nucleic acids extracted directly from bacteria in clinical samples. Sputum samples were not found to be subject to profound contamination by oral cavity bacteria. Evidence of colonization of the CF lung by certain oral bacterial species was found.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2601-2604 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of Clinical Microbiology |
Volume | 44 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jul 2006 |
Keywords
- bacterial community
- sputum samples
- cystic fibrosis