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. 2020 Apr 15;201(8):1002-1006.
doi: 10.1164/rccm.201911-2127LE.

Human Fetal Lungs Harbor a Microbiome Signature

Denise Al Alam  1 , Soula Danopoulos  1 , Brendan Grubbs  1 , Nur A'tikah Binte Mohamed Ali  2 , Micheal MacAogain  2 , Sanjay H Chotirmall  2 , David Warburton  1 , Amit Gaggar  3 , Namasivayam Ambalavanan  3 , Charitharth Vivek Lal  3
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Human Fetal Lungs Harbor a Microbiome Signature

Denise Al Alam et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. .
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(A) Microbiome analysis of fetal lung, placenta, and small intestine conducted at Singapore. (B) True taxa versus potential contaminants.
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(A) Matched microbiome profiles of lung (L), placenta (P), and intestines (I) from the same patients. Lung microbiome profile of triplets (LLL) and twins (LL). (B) Shared microbiota in fetal lungs and placentas. (C) Principal coordinate plot showing the β diversity of the fetal and placental microbiomes. PCoA = principal coordinates analysis.
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