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TL;DR
This is a narrative review that summarizes existing research on how fungi, particularly Aspergillus, and bacteria interact in the human lung microbiome.
Life · 11 authors, 7 centres
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This is a narrative review that summarizes existing research on how fungi, particularly Aspergillus, and bacteria interact in the human lung microbiome.
This narrative review synthesizes literature on the human respiratory mycobiome, focusing on the interaction between fungi and bacteria. It highlights that Aspergillus species are prevalent environmental fungi that can establish complex interactions with lung bacteria, leading to both cooperative and inhibitory effects. The review notes that the lung microbiome's role in health and disease is still emerging, with limitations in sampling techniques and a lack of studies comparing healthy and diseased lung microbiomes. Implications point to a need for further research using combined metagenomics and sequencing to better understand respiratory microbiome dynamics.