Dissimilarity of Airway and Lung Tissue Microbiota in Smokers Undergoing Surgery for Lung Cancer

Dissimilarity of Airway and Lung Tissue Microbiota in Smokers Undergoing Surgery for Lung Cancer

Human airways are continuously colonized by microaspiration of microbiota. Less is known about the presence, origin and composition of microbiota in the lung parenchyma. In a study of 13 patients undergoing surgery for peripheral lung cancer microbiota composition was comparatively evaluated in uppe...

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Main Authors: Lena Reinhold, Andreas Möllering, Sönke Wallis, Emanuel Palade, Kathrin Schäfer, Daniel Drömann, Jan Rupp, Simon Graspeuntner, Klaus Dalhoff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-05-01
Series:Microorganisms
Subjects:
respiratory microbiome
lung tissue microbiome
respiratory infection
innate immunity
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/8/6/794

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