Tobacco smoke mediated induction of sinonasal microbial biofilms.

Cigarette smokers and those exposed to second hand smoke are more susceptible to life threatening infection than non-smokers. While much is known about the devastating effect tobacco exposure has on the human body, less is known about the effect of tobacco smoke on the commensal and commonly found p...

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Main Authors: Natalia Goldstein-Daruech, Emily K Cope, Ke-Qing Zhao, Katarina Vukovic, Jennifer M Kofonow, Laurel Doghramji, Bernardo González, Alexander G Chiu, David W Kennedy, James N Palmer, Jeffery G Leid, James L Kreindler, Noam A Cohen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21253587/?tool=EBI