Human Pathogens Abundant in the Bacterial Metagenome of Cigarettes | Zendy

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Human Pathogens Abundant in the Bacterial Metagenome of Cigarettes

Author(s) -

Amy R. Sapkota,

Sibel Berger,

Timothy M. Vogel

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

environmental health perspectives

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257

H-Index - 282

eISSN - 1552-9924

pISSN - 0091-6765

DOI - 10.1289/ehp.0901201

Subject(s) - biology , pathogenic bacteria , metagenomics , microbiome , microbiology and biotechnology , campylobacter jejuni , acinetobacter , klebsiella , campylobacter , serratia , bacteria , pseudomonas , antibiotics , escherichia coli , bioinformatics , genetics , gene

Many studies have evaluated chemical, heavy metal, and other abiotic substances present in cigarettes and their roles in the development of lung cancer and other diseases, yet no studies have comprehensively evaluated bacterial diversity of cigarettes and the possible impacts of these microbes on respiratory illnesses in smokers and exposed nonsmokers.

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