Metagenomics Analysis of Bacterial Population of Tympanosclerotic Plaques and Cholesteatomas.

Kalcioglu M. T. , Guldemir D., Unaldi O., Egilmez O. K. , Celebi B., Durmaz R.

Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, vol.159, no.4, pp.724-732, 2018 (Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 159 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.1177/0194599818772039
  • Title of Journal : Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
  • Page Numbers: pp.724-732

Abstract

Objective. Chronic otitis media can cause cholesteatomas or tympanosclerosis; however, the pathophysiology of such conditions is not completely known. The aim was to identify a bacterial genome that might be present in tympanosclerotic plaques and cholesteatomas using sequence analysis of the gene responsible for the transcription of 16 ribosomal RNA (rRNA).