Common Lung Microbiome Identified among Mechanically Ventilated Surgical Patients

• Ashley D. Smith,

  Affiliations Department of Cell Biology and Immunology, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas, United States of America, Center for Biosafety and Biosecurity, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas, United States of America

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• Yan Zhang,

  Affiliations Center for Biosafety and Biosecurity, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas, United States of America, Department of Molecular and Medical Genetics, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas, United States of America

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• Robert C. Barber,

  Affiliation Department of Molecular and Medical Genetics, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas, United States of America

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• Christian T. Minshall,

  Affiliation Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States of America

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• Ryan M. Huebinger ,

  * E-mail: Michael.Allen@unthsc.edu (MA); Ryan.Huebinger@UTSouthwestern.edu (RH)

  Affiliation Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States of America

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• Michael S. Allen

  * E-mail: Michael.Allen@unthsc.edu (MA); Ryan.Huebinger@UTSouthwestern.edu (RH)

  Affiliations Center for Biosafety and Biosecurity, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas, United States of America, Department of Molecular and Medical Genetics, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas, United States of America

  http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2293-8078

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