A survey of fungal microbiota in airways of healthy volunteer subjects from Puglia (Apulia), Italy.

Giovanna Elisiana CarpagnanoAntonia SuscaGiulia SciosciaDonato LacedoniaGrazia CotugnoPiera SoccioSonia SantamariaOnofrio RestaGiuseppe LogriecoMaria Pia Foschino Barbaro

Published in: BMC infectious diseases (2019)

We present a survey of an important scientific field in its early stages that is fungal contamination of airways of healthy subjects in a small geographic area. Furthermore, we interpreted our results to highlight the potential role of fungi in the context of respiratory diseases.

Keyphrases

cystic fibrosis
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