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SUBMITTER: Durack J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5994066 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Durack Juliana J Huang Yvonne J YJ Nariya Snehal S Christian Laura S LS Ansel K Mark KM Beigelman Avraham A Castro Mario M Dyer Anne-Marie AM Israel Elliot E Kraft Monica M Martin Richard J RJ Mauger David T DT Rosenberg Sharon R SR King Tonya S TS White Steven R SR Denlinger Loren C LC Holguin Fernando F Lazarus Stephen C SC Lugogo Njira N Peters Stephen P SP Smith Lewis J LJ Wechsler Michael E ME Lynch Susan V SV Boushey Homer A HA
Microbiome 20180609 1
<h4>Background</h4>Perturbations to the composition and function of bronchial bacterial communities appear to contribute to the pathophysiology of asthma. Unraveling the nature and mechanisms of these complex associations will require large longitudinal studies, for which bronchoscopy is poorly suited. Studies of samples obtained by sputum induction and nasopharyngeal brushing or lavage have also reported asthma-associated microbiota characteristics. It remains unknown, however, whether the micr ...[more]