Comparative analysis of the bronchoalveolar microbiome in Portuguese patients with different chronic lung disorders

Abstract The lung is inhabited by a diverse microbiome that originates from the oropharynx by a mechanism of micro-aspiration. Its bacterial biomass is usually low; however, this condition shifts in lung cancer (LC), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and interstitial lung disease (ILD). T...

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Main Authors: Susana Seixas, Allison R. Kolbe, Sílvia Gomes, Maria Sucena, Catarina Sousa, Luís Vaz Rodrigues, Gilberto Teixeira, Paula Pinto, Tiago Tavares de Abreu, Cristina Bárbara, Júlio Semedo, Leonor Mota, Ana Sofia Carvalho, Rune Matthiesen, Patrícia Isabel Marques, Marcos Pérez-Losada
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Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/fd1753bc1e0044919a36c1fb863cf86d
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