The sputum microbiome is distinct between COPD and health, independent of smoking history
Abstract Background Airway bacterial dysbiosis is a feature of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, there is limited comparative data of the lung microbiome between healthy smokers, non-smokers and COPD. Methods We compared the 16S rRNA gene-based sputum microbiome generated from p...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-07-01
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Series: | Respiratory Research |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12931-020-01448-3 |