Exposure to traffic-related air pollution and bacterial diversity in the lower respiratory tract of children.
Christine Niemeier-WalshPatrick H RyanJaroslaw MellerNicholas J OllberdingAtin AdhikariTiina ReponenPublished in: PloS one (2021)
Our findings indicate that exposure to TRAP in early childhood and adolescence may be associated with greater bacterial diversity in the lower respiratory tract. Asthma status does not appear to confound the observed differences in diversity. These results demonstrate that there may be a TRAP-exposure related change in the lower respiratory microbiota that is independent of asthma status.