Short chain fatty acids are abundant in the CF airways.
Jeffrey M. Flynn
David Niccum
Jordan M. Dunitz
Ryan C. Hunter
10.1371/journal.ppat.1005846.g006
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>
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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