Tonsillar Microbiota: a Cross-Sectional Study of Patients with Chronic Tonsillitis or Tonsillar Hypertrophy
Shengru Wu, Lalle Hammarstedt‐Nordenvall, Mattias Jangard, Liqin Cheng, Sebastian Alexandru Radu, Pia Angelidou, Yinghua Zha, Marica Hamsten, Lars Engstrand, Juan Du, Anders Ternhag
Abstract
The human microbiota has been shown to be functionally connected to infectious and inflammation-related diseases. So far, only limited studies had been performed on tonsillar microbiota, although tonsils play an essential role in the human immune defense system and encountered numerous microorganisms.
Topics & Concepts
VeillonellaMicrobiologyStreptococcus anginosusMedicineProteobacteriaMoraxella catarrhalisCapnocytophagaPrevotellaPathologyBiologyImmunologyHaemophilus influenzaeStreptococcusBacteriaAntibiotics16S ribosomal RNAGeneticsOral microbiology and periodontitis researchStreptococcal Infections and TreatmentsOtolaryngology and Infectious Diseases