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Lung Microbiota and Its Impact on the Mucosal Immune Phenotype.
Microbiology spectrum - 1 Jun 2017
Wu Benjamin G, Segal Leopoldo N
Abstract excerpt
The use of culture-independent techniques has allowed us to appreciate that the upper and lower respiratory tract contain a diverse community of microbes in health and disease. Research has only recently explored the effects of the microbiome on the host immune response. The exposure of the human body to the bacterial environment is an important factor for immunological development; thus, the interaction between...
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