What is the best technique to extract bacterial DNA from sputum?

M. Oriano (Milan, Italy), L. Terranova (Milan, Italy), L. Ruggiero (Milan, Italy), C. Tafuro (Milan, Italy), A. Teri (Milan, Italy), L. Cariani (Milan, Italy), E. Franceschi (Milan, Italy), F. Amati (Milan, Italy), A. Gramegna (Milan, Italy), M. Contarini (Milan, Italy), J. Chalmers (Dundee, United Kingdom), P. Marchisio (Milan, Italy), S. Aliberti (Milan, Italy), F. Blasi (Milan, Italy)

Source: International Congress 2018 – The airway microbiome across the spectrum of airway disease
Session: The airway microbiome across the spectrum of airway disease
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 5307
Disease area: Airway diseases, Respiratory infections

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