Analysis of the Lung Microbiome in the “Healthy” Smoker and in COPD

John R. Erb-Downward; Deborah L. Thompson; Meilan K. Han; Christine M. Freeman; Lisa McCloskey; Lindsay A. Schmidt; Vincent B. Young; Galen B. Toews; Jeffrey L. Curtis; Baskaran Sundaram; Fernando J. Martinez; Gary B. Huffnagle

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0016384

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Analysis of the Lung Microbiome in the “Healthy” Smoker and in COPD

John R. Erb-Downward,

Affiliation University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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Deborah L. Thompson,

Affiliation University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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Meilan K. Han,

Affiliation University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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Christine M. Freeman,

Affiliations University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America, Veterans Affairs Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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Lisa McCloskey,

Affiliations University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America, Veterans Affairs Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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Lindsay A. Schmidt,

Affiliation University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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Vincent B. Young,

Affiliation University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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Galen B. Toews,

Affiliations University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America, Veterans Affairs Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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Jeffrey L. Curtis,

Affiliations University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America, Veterans Affairs Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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Baskaran Sundaram,

Affiliation University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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Fernando J. Martinez ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Fernando J. Martinez, Gary B. Huffnagle

Affiliation University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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Gary B. Huffnagle

Contributed equally to this work with: Fernando J. Martinez, Gary B. Huffnagle

* E-mail: ghuff@umich.edu

Affiliation University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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Analysis of the Lung Microbiome in the “Healthy” Smoker and in COPD

John R. Erb-Downward,
Deborah L. Thompson,
Meilan K. Han,
Christine M. Freeman,
Lisa McCloskey,
Lindsay A. Schmidt,
Vincent B. Young,
Galen B. Toews,
Jeffrey L. Curtis,
Baskaran Sundaram

Published: February 22, 2011
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0016384

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