This was a small descriptive study to determine whether short chain fatty acids (SCFAs) are detectable in water. It is part of a larger study that assessed the utility of exhaled breath condensate (EBC) as a biofluid for microbiome assays.
Yue, M., Kim, J. H., Evans, C. R., Kachman, M., Erb-Downward, J. R., D’Souza, J., Foxman, B., Adar, S. D., Curtis, J. L., & Stringer, K. A. (2020). Measurement of Short-Chain Fatty Acids in Respiratory Samples: Keep Your Assay above the Water Line. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 202(4), 610–612. https://doi.org/10.1164/rccm.201909-1840LE
Data include variables used to run mixed effects models examining the association between the nose/throat microbiome and influenza virus infection. Certain individual participant data have been excluded due to identifiability concerns. Data also include the oligotype count table and taxonomic classifications. and Curation Notes: Readme updated Nov. 29, 2018 with context for oligotype and taxonomy files, and citation to associated article.
Lee KH, Gordon A, Shedden K, Kuan G, Ng S, Balmaseda A, Foxman B. The respiratory microbiome and susceptibility to influenza virus infection. PloS One. 2019;14:e0207898. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0207898
