Disordered microbial communities in asthmatic airways

A rich microbial environment in infancy protects against asthma [1], [2] and infections precipitate asthma exacerbations [3]. We compared the airway microbiota at three levels in adult patients with asthma, the related condition of COPD, and controls. We also studied bronchial lavage from asthmatic...

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Veröffentlicht in:PloS one 2010-01, Vol.5 (1), p.e8578-e8578
Hauptverfasser: Hilty, Markus, Burke, Conor, Pedro, Helder, Cardenas, Paul, Bush, Andy, Bossley, Cara, Davies, Jane, Ervine, Aaron, Poulter, Len, Pachter, Lior, Moffatt, Miriam F, Cookson, William O C
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