Protecting against Pneumococcal Disease: Critical Interactions between Probiotics and the Airway Microbiome

Paul V. Licciardi; Zheng Quan Toh; Eileen Dunne; Sook-San Wong; Edward K. Mulholland; Mimi Tang; Roy M. Robins-Browne; Catherine Satzke

doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1002652

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Protecting against Pneumococcal Disease: Critical Interactions between Probiotics and the Airway Microbiome

Paul V. Licciardi ,

* E-mail: paul.licciardi@mcri.edu.au

Affiliations Pneumococcal Research, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia, Allergy and Immune Disorders, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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Zheng Quan Toh,

Affiliation Pneumococcal Research, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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Eileen Dunne,

Affiliation Pneumococcal Research, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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Sook-San Wong,

Affiliation Pneumococcal Research, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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Edward K. Mulholland,

Affiliations Pneumococcal Research, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom, Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin, Australia
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Mimi Tang,

Affiliations Allergy and Immune Disorders, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia, Allergy and Immunology, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia, Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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Roy M. Robins-Browne,

Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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Catherine Satzke

Affiliations Pneumococcal Research, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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Protecting against Pneumococcal Disease: Critical Interactions between Probiotics and the Airway Microbiome

Paul V. Licciardi,
Zheng Quan Toh,
Eileen Dunne,
Sook-San Wong,
Edward K. Mulholland,
Mimi Tang,
Roy M. Robins-Browne,
Catherine Satzke

Published: June 7, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1002652

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