- Author:
Dong Hyun KIM
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- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords: Microbiota; Microbiome; Children; Respiratory infections
- MeSH: Bacteria; Child; Humans; Immune System; Microbial Interactions; Microbiota; Respiratory System; Respiratory Tract Infections
- From:Pediatric Infection & Vaccine 2019;26(3):129-139
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- Abstract: The human respiratory tract hosts both pathogenic and commensal bacteria. The development of well-conserved 16S rRNA sequencing and culture-independent techniques has enabled many achievements in the study of the human microbiome. Microbial composition of the respiratory tract in early childhood has been shown to correlate to respiratory health in later stages of life. This review highlights current understandings of respiratory microbiota development in healthy children, examples of microbial interactions, impacts on the host immune system, and the relationship between respiratory tract microbiome and respiratory health.