Abstract:BackgroundCharacterization of the respiratory tract bacterial microbiota is in its infancy when compared to the gut microbiota knowledge. As key methodological steps can directly affect the accuracy of the results, it is crucial to determine a robust methodology in order to limit bias.Two different pairs of primers 515F-806R targeting the V4 hypervariable region of the 16SrRNA gene, “S-V4” for “Stringent V4” primer pair and “R-V4” for “Relaxed V4” primer pair, are respectively used in two ongoing international… Show more
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