10.1371/journal.ppat.1005846.g006 Jeffrey M. Flynn Jeffrey M. Flynn David Niccum David Niccum Jordan M. Dunitz Jordan M. Dunitz Ryan C. Hunter Ryan C. Hunter Short chain fatty acids are abundant in the CF airways. Public Library of Science 2016 carbon flux airway disease propionate CF patients CF lung microbiota bacteria expectorated sputum carbon source fermentative metabolism aeruginosa gene expression vivo P 16 S rRNA sequencing mucin airway damage CF pathogens enrichment culturing Bacterial Mucin Degradation Pseudomonas aeruginosa carbon reservoir Cystic Fibrosis Airway Disease Chronic lung infections 2016-08-22 04:30:01 Figure https://plos.figshare.com/articles/figure/Short_chain_fatty_acids_are_abundant_in_the_CF_airways_/3750156 <p>(A) Direct measurements of (A) acetate and (B) propionate in paired sputum and saliva samples from CF patients. Acetate concentrations were significantly higher in sputum (**, <i>p =</i> 0.004).</p>