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The Effects of Smoking on Human Pharynx Microbiota Composition and Stability
14 Feb 2023
Abstract excerpt
Smoking is associated with an increased risk of respiratory infections. Hypothetically, the altered community diversity of smokers' pharyngeal microbiota, together with changes in their ecological stability properties, could facilitate their invasion by pathogens. To address this question, we analyzed longitudinal microbiota data of baseline healthy individuals who were either smokers or nonsmokers. While the...
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