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Metatranscriptomic Study of COVID-19 Patients Shows More Disrupted Airway Microbiome

May 29, 2020
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NEW YORK – A team of researchers in China conducted a metatranscriptomic characterization study of COVID-19 patients, and identified specific immune-associated host transcriptional signatures that could be used as a tool for improving COVID-19 diagnosis and indicating disease severity.

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