Characterization of the Pulmonary Microbiota in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid and Its Associations with Epidemiological and Clinical Features among Lung Cancer Patients from Coal-Producing and Non-Coal-Producing Regions in Eastern Yunnan

This study investigated the impact of coal mining-related air pollution on pulmonary microbiota in lung cancer and benign pulmonary disease patients from coal-producing vs. non-coal-producing regions of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau.