Lower respiratory tract microbiome composition and community interactions in smokers

ABSTRACT: The complex co-occurrence and co-avoidance patterns between the bacterial taxa in the LRT microbiome were explored for a cohort of active (AS), former (FS), and never (NS) smokers. Bronchoalveolar lavages (BAL) were collected from 55 volunteer subjects (nine NS, 24 FS, and 22 AS).

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens (human)

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PROVIDER: S-BSST891 | biostudies-other |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other