Effects of smoking on the lower respiratory tract microbiome in mice

Effects of smoking on the lower respiratory tract microbiome in mice

Abstract Background Recent studies break with traditional opinion that the lower respiratory tract is sterile, and increasingly focus on the lung microbiome and disease. Smoking, as an important etiology of inflammatory lung disease, was considered as a factor influencing lung microbiome variations...

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Main Authors: Rui Zhang, Ling Chen, Lei Cao, Kang-jie Li, Yao Huang, Xiao-qian Luan, Ge Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:Respiratory Research
Subjects:
Lower respiratory tract
Microbiome
Inflammation
Smoking
Mice
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12931-018-0959-9

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