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Abstract
Based on surface brushings and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, Hilty and coworkers demonstrated
microbiomes in the human lung characteristic of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD), which have now been confirmed by others.
Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Am J Respir Crit Care Med
Title:
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine
Publisher:
American Thoracic Society
ISSN
(Electronic):
1535-4970
ISSN
(Print):
1073-449X
Publication date
(Electronic):
May 15 2012
Volume: 185
Issue: 10
Affiliations
[1
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The James Hogg Research Centre, Providence Heart-Lung Institute at St. Paul’s Hospital,
Departments of Medicine and Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British
Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.