Fig. 1
From: Microbiota analysis optimization for human bronchoalveolar lavage fluid
Comparison of bacterial load in BALF samples from patients with different conditions and mock communities tested in this study. 16S rRNA gene density in BALF samples and cultured mock communities. BALF, bronchoalveolar lavages fluids; rRNA, ribosomal ribonucleic acid; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; IPF, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; LTX, lung transplant. Population mean for each reference (in brackets) is indicated with a star. MCÂ = mock communities; BALÂ = study subset of BAL samples; [20] = Healthy; [21] = Healthy/COPD/IPF; [22] = Healthy/LTX