The Human Nasal Microbiota and Staphylococcus aureus Carriage

Daniel N. Frank; Leah M. Feazel; Mary T. Bessesen; Connie S. Price; Edward N. Janoff; Norman R. Pace

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0010598

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The Human Nasal Microbiota and Staphylococcus aureus Carriage

Daniel N. Frank,

Current address: Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America

Affiliations Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, United States of America, Mucosal and Vaccine Research Program Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America
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Leah M. Feazel,

Affiliation Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, United States of America
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Mary T. Bessesen,

Affiliations Mucosal and Vaccine Research Program Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Denver, Colorado, United States of America, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America
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Connie S. Price,

Affiliations University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America, Division of Infectious Diseases, Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, Colorado, United States of America
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Edward N. Janoff,

Affiliations Mucosal and Vaccine Research Program Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Denver, Colorado, United States of America, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America
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Norman R. Pace

* E-mail: norman.pace@colorado.edu

Affiliations Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, United States of America, Mucosal and Vaccine Research Program Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America
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The Human Nasal Microbiota and Staphylococcus aureus Carriage

Daniel N. Frank,
Leah M. Feazel,
Mary T. Bessesen,
Connie S. Price,
Edward N. Janoff,
Norman R. Pace

Published: May 17, 2010
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0010598

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Competing interests declared: I am the academic editor who handled the peer review process of this manuscript.

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