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The WinCF Model - An Inexpensive and Tractable Microcosm of a Mucus Plugged Bronchiole to Study the Microbiology of Lung Infections

Article DOI: 10.3791/55532-v • 06:57 min • May 8th, 2017
May 8th, 2017 •
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1Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, San Diego, 2Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, San Diego

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The mucus plugged airways of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients are an ideal environment for microbial pathogens to thrive. The manuscript describes a novel method for studying the CF lung microbiome in an environment that mimics where they cause disease and how alterations of chemical conditions can drive microbial dynamics.

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