Assessment of the Microbial Constituents of the Home Environment of Individuals with Cystic Fibrosis (CF) and Their Association with Lower Airways Infections

Alya Heirali; Suzanne McKeon; Swathi Purighalla; Douglas G. Storey; Laura Rossi; Geoffrey Costilhes; Steven J. Drews; Harvey R. Rabin; Michael G. Surette; Michael D. Parkins

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0148534

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Assessment of the Microbial Constituents of the Home Environment of Individuals with Cystic Fibrosis (CF) and Their Association with Lower Airways Infections

Alya Heirali,

Affiliations Department of Microbiology Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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Suzanne McKeon,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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Swathi Purighalla,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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Douglas G. Storey,

Affiliations Department of Microbiology Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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Laura Rossi,

Affiliation The Department of Biochemistry & Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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Geoffrey Costilhes,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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Steven J. Drews,

Affiliation Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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Harvey R. Rabin,

Affiliations Department of Microbiology Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, Department of Medicine, The University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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Michael G. Surette,

Affiliations Department of Microbiology Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, The Department of Biochemistry & Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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Michael D. Parkins

* E-mail: mdparkin@ucalgary.ca

Affiliations Department of Microbiology Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, Department of Medicine, The University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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Assessment of the Microbial Constituents of the Home Environment of Individuals with Cystic Fibrosis (CF) and Their Association with Lower Airways Infections

Alya Heirali,
Suzanne McKeon,
Swathi Purighalla,
Douglas G. Storey,
Laura Rossi,
Geoffrey Costilhes,
Steven J. Drews,
Harvey R. Rabin,
Michael G. Surette,
Michael D. Parkins

Published: February 9, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0148534

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