Human nasal microbiota

Katherine P Lemon

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2020.08.010

Human nasal microbiota

Curr Biol. 2020 Oct 5;30(19):R1118-R1119. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.08.010.

Author

Katherine P Lemon¹

Affiliation

¹ Alkek Center for Metagenomics and Microbiome Research, Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA. Electronic address: katherine.lemon@bcm.edu.

PMID: 33022252
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.08.010

Abstract

The human nasal passages host a distinct community of microbes. Katherine P. Lemon describes this distinct community, and why it matters so much for human health.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

Bacteria / classification
Bacteria / genetics
Bacteria / isolation & purification*
Bacterial Infections / microbiology*
Humans
Microbiota*
Nasal Cavity / microbiology*

Grants and funding

R01 GM117174/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States