Microbiomes in respiratory health and disease: An Asia-Pacific perspective

• Main Authors: Chotirmall, Sanjay Haresh, Gellatly, Shaan L., Budden, Kurtis F., Mac Aogáin, Micheál, Shukla, Shakti D., Wood, David L.A., Hugenholtz, Philip, Pethe, Kevin, Hansbro, Philip M.
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Asthma
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/80785; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/42257
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

There is currently enormous interest in studying the role of the microbiome in health and disease. Microbiome's role is increasingly being applied to respiratory diseases, in particular COPD, asthma, cystic fibrosis and bronchiectasis. The changes in respiratory microbiomes that occur in these...