Clinical Study

Pulmonary Bacterial Communities in Surgically Resected Noncystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis Lungs Are Similar to Those in Cystic Fibrosis

Table 2

Phyla detected in lungs.

Phylum% sequences in CF patients% sequences in bronchiectasis patients

Proteobacteria57.364.6
Bacteroidetes37.630.2
Actinobacteria3.50.1
Firmicutes1.65.1