Human pharyngeal microbiota in age-related macular degeneration

• Main Authors: Ho E.X.P., Cheung C.M.G., Sim S., Chu C.W., Wilm A., Lin C.B., Mathur R., Wong D., Chan C.M., Bhagarva M., Laude A., Lim T.H., Wong T.Y., Cheng C.Y., Davila S., Hibberd M.
• Other Authors: DUKE-NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL
• Format: Article
• Published: Public Library of Science 2020
• Subjects: RNA 16S; bacterial RNA; 16S ribosomal RNA gene; adult; age related macular degeneration; Article; controlled study; disease association; female; Gemella; high throughput sequencing; human; major clinical study; male; microbial colonization; microflora; middle aged; nasopharynx; nonhuman; pathogenesis; Prevotella; RNA gene; RNA sequence; Singapore; aged; case control study; cohort analysis; genetics; macular degeneration; microbiology; nose cavity; pharynx; very elderly; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Case-Control Studies; Cohort Studies; Female; Humans; Macular Degeneration; Male; Microbiota; Middle Aged; Nasal Cavity; Pharynx; RNA, Bacterial; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
• Online Access: https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/165897
• Institution: National University of Singapore

10.1371/journal.pone.0201768