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SUBMITTER: Lehtinen MJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6065324 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lehtinen Markus J MJ Hibberd Ashley A AA Männikkö Sofia S Yeung Nicolas N Kauko Tommi T Forssten Sofia S Lehtoranta Liisa L Lahtinen Sampo J SJ Stahl Buffy B Lyra Anna A Turner Ronald B RB
Scientific reports 20180730 1
The role of nasal and fecal microbiota in viral respiratory infections has not been established. We collected nasal swabs and washes, and fecal samples in a clinical study assessing the effect of probiotic Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis Bl-04 on experimental rhinovirus infection. The nasal and fecal microbiota were characterized by 16S rRNA gene sequencing. The resulting data were compared with nasal inflammatory marker concentrations, viral load, and clinical symptoms. By using unsuperv ...[more]