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M S-MEDECINE SCIENCES
Volume 34, Issue 3, Pages 253-260Publisher
EDP SCIENCES S A
DOI: 10.1051/medsci/20183403014
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Lungs were considered as sterile for a long time. However, it is now evident that the lungs of healthy people are colonized by microorganisms. Among the bacteria present in the pulmonary microbiota, a significant proportion is anaerobic (strict or facultative). Even though interest in the pulmonary microbiota is increasing, few studies have focused on these unknowns that represent the lung resident anaerobic bacteria. This review describes the biodiversity of anaerobes in physiological conditions, and in different chronic respiratory diseases (cystic fibrosis, COPD, asthma). It also explains anaerobes' roles in the barrier flora effect, in inflammation, or as potential biomarkers in disease progression.
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