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Temporal instability of the post-surgical maxillary sinus microbiota.

Ioannis KoutsourelakisAshleigh HaldermanSyed KhalilLauren E HittleEmmanuel F MongodinAndrew P Lane
Published in: BMC infectious diseases (2018)
A relatively small component of the post-antrostomy maxillary sinus microbiota exhibits long-term stability in individual subjects. Stable bacteria include a limited number of highly prevalent and a larger number of lower prevalence taxa, which vary widely in proportional abundance. The concept of individual-specific core sinus microbiota, durable over time and medical therapy, but fluctuating in proportional abundance, has implications for understanding the role of bacteria in CRS pathogenesis.
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