The Role of Lower Airway Dysbiosis in Asthma: Dysbiosis and Asthma

• Main Authors: Junying Lu (Author), Lingxin Xiong (Author), Xiaohao Zhang (Author), Zhongmin Liu (Author), Shiji Wang (Author), Chao Zhang (Author), Jingtong Zheng (Author), Guoqiang Wang (Author), Ruipeng Zheng (Author), Jodie L. Simpson (Author), Fang Wang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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With the development of culture-independent techniques, numerous studies have demonstrated that the lower airway is not sterile in health and harbors diverse microbial communities. Furthermore, new evidence suggests that there is a distinct lower airway microbiome in those with chronic respiratory d...