International Congress Amsterdam 2015

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Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2015; 46: Suppl. 59, abstract number.

Microbial impacts at different human ages

Symposium
Chairs: Sejal Saglani (London, United Kingdom), Holger Garn (Marburg, Germany)
Aims: This session will present the importance and implications of the microbiome; how changes to the gut microbiome influence the lung; and how different types of host-microbe interactions may shape human health at different ages.
Target audience: General clinicians, basic researchers and epidemiologists.

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Implications of host-microbe interactions early in life for the development of respiratory disease Marie-Claire Arrieta (Vancouver, Canada)
The characteristics and function of the microbiota in old age Yvone Huang (Ann Arbor, United States of America)
Implications of the microbiome and mycobiome in cystic fibrosis Gaudenz Hafen (Belmont-sur-Lausanne, Switzerland)
Host-microbe interactions in lung transplantation Eric Bernasconi (Lausanne, Switzerland)