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However, low biomass makes airway samples particularly susceptible to issues related to contaminant DNA. For this study, we collected nasal swabs and NLF from adult volunteers. DNA was extracted from a mock microbial community and NLF using a column-based kit (ZymoBIOMICS), a precipitation-based kit (Qiagen), or a previously published precipitation-based method. Quality and quantity of DNA was assessed, and short-read 16S rRNA sequencing was performed to assess feasibility and extraction bias. An optimized methodology was used to extract DNA from NLF and nasal swabs, and long-read 16S rRNA sequencing was performed to compare microbial profiles between NLF and nasal swabs. All extraction methods recovered DNA from the mock community, but only precipitation-based methods yielded sufficient DNA from NLF. Extraction methodologies significantly affected microbial profiles, with mechanical lysis needed to minimize bias. Profiles obtained from NLF and swabs were comparable with long-read sequencing. Our findings demonstrate the feasibility of profiling the nasal microbiome using NLF and validated two extraction methodologies as suitable for full-length 16S rRNA sequencing of low-biomass respiratory samples. Our data demonstrate the importance of unbiased DNA extraction methodologies in low-biomass respiratory samples. 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