Active fungal infections alter the respiratory microbiome profiles of Mayo Clinic Arizona patients
These compositional changes in the lung microbiome during an active Coccidioides spp. infection associated with shifts in the fungal community. This is the first study to examine how these fungal pathogens affect the lung microbial community of humans.
Authors
- Thomas E. Grys (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0503-124X)
- Emily A. Higgins Keppler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9197-1555)
- Bridget M. Barker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3439-4517)
- Daniel R. Kollath (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2431-3453)
- Kathrine McAulay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3817-9857)
- Kenta S. Reilly
- Kenneth K. Sakata (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3527-1612)
Institutions
- Northern Arizona University (US)
- Mayo Clinic in Arizona (US)
- Mayo Clinic Hospital (US)
- Arizona State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Microbiomes
- Published
- 2025-11-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/frmbi.2025.1699912
- Primary Topic
- Gut microbiota and health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Mayo Clinic
- University of Minnesota
- National Institutes of Health
- Center for Individualized Medicine, Mayo Clinic
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases