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SUBMITTER: Brooks B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6011520 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Brooks Brandon B Olm Matthew R MR Firek Brian A BA Baker Robyn R Geller-McGrath David D Reimer Sophia R SR Soenjoyo Karina R KR Yip Jennifer S JS Dahan Dylan D Thomas Brian C BC Morowitz Michael J MJ Banfield Jillian F JF
Microbiome 20180620 1
<h4>Background</h4>The neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) contains a unique cohort of patients with underdeveloped immune systems and nascent microbiome communities. Patients often spend several months in the same room, and it has been previously shown that the gut microbiomes of these infants often resemble the microbes found in the NICU. Little is known, however, about the identity, persistence, and absolute abundance of NICU room-associated bacteria over long stretches of time. Here, we coup ...[more]