Alterations in the respiratory tract microbiome in COVID-19: current observations and potential significance

C Merenstein, FD Bushman, RG Collman - Microbiome, 2022 - Springer
SARS-CoV-2 infection causes COVID-19 disease, which can result in consequences
ranging from undetectable to fatal, focusing attention on the modulators of outcomes. The …

Nanopore sequencing technology and its applications

P Zheng, C Zhou, Y Ding, B Liu, L Lu, F Zhu… - MedComm, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Since the development of Sanger sequencing in 1977, sequencing technology has played a
pivotal role in molecular biology research by enabling the interpretation of biological genetic …

Potential interaction between the oral microbiota and COVID-19: a meta-analysis and bioinformatics prediction

L Tan, MM Zhong, Q Liu, Y Chen, YQ Zhao… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Objectives The purpose of this study was to evaluate available evidence on the association
between the human oral microbiota and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and …

Uncover a microbiota signature of upper respiratory tract in patients with SARS-CoV-2+

M Bellato, M Cappellato, F Longhin, C Del Vecchio… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
The outbreak of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by SARS-CoV-2, forced us
to face a pandemic with unprecedented social, economic, and public health consequences …

Microbiome in the nasopharynx: Insights into the impact of COVID-19 severity

D Galeana-Cadena, G Ramirez-Martínez… - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Background The respiratory tract harbors a variety of microbiota, whose composition and
abundance depend on specific site factors, interaction with external factors, and disease …

Ajay Kumar Parida (1963–2022), an eminent plant biotechnologist with a passion for mangrove biology

G Venkataraman, M Parani, R Swain… - … and Molecular Biology …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract We remember Dr Ajay Parida, a leading plant biotechnologist, whose premature
passing has deprived the Indian plant science community of a committed scientist and an …

[HTML][HTML] Longitudinal dynamics of the nasopharyngal microbiome in response to SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant and HIV infection in Kenyan women and their infants

A Žuštra, VR Leonard, LRA Holland, JC Hu, T Mu… - Research …, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The nasopharynx and its microbiota are implicated in respiratory health and disease. The
interplay between viral infection and the nasopharyngeal microbiome is an area of …

Understanding the bacteria in Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) from a bioinformatic perspective–a review

A Banerjee, M Karmakar, S Sur - Acta Biologica Szegediensis, 2023 - abs.bibl.u-szeged.hu
Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) houses a group of non-tuberculous mycobacteria
causing pulmonary and disseminated infections. They are accountable for nodular …

Adaptations of microbial genomes to human body chemistry

JM Dick - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Water and oxygen availability vary in normal physiology and disease, so evolutionary
adjustments of protein sequences to optimally use these chemical resources would …

[HTML][HTML] Two dimensions of chemical variation of the human microbiome across body sites and in COVID-19 patients

JM Dick - 2023 - europepmc.org
A better understanding of dysbiosis is a major goal of human microbiome studies, but more
knowledge about chemical effects on microbial communities is needed. Oxidation-reduction …