Copy Number Variation of the Beta Defensin Gene Cluster on Chromosome 8p Influences the Bacterial Microbiota within the Nasopharynx of Otitis-Prone Children

• Eric A. Jones ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Eric A. Jones, Anchasa Kananurak

  Affiliation Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America

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• Anchasa Kananurak ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Eric A. Jones, Anchasa Kananurak

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America

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• Charles L. Bevins,

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America

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• Edward J. Hollox,

  Affiliation Department of Genetics, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom

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• Lauren O. Bakaletz

  * E-mail: Lauren.Bakaletz@NationwideChildrens.org

  Affiliation Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America

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