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The sputum microbiome is distinct between COPD and health, independent of smoking history
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 pair-end...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7362436/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32664956 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12931-020-01448-3 |