Neutrophilic proteolysis in the cystic fibrosis lung correlates with a pathogenic microbiome
Abstract Background Studies of the cystic fibrosis (CF) lung microbiome have consistently shown that lung function decline is associated with decreased microbial diversity due to the dominance of opportunistic pathogens. However, how this phenomenon is reflected in the metabolites and chemical envir...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-02-01
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Series: | Microbiome |
Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40168-019-0636-3 |