Bacteriophage deficiency characterizes respiratory virome dysbiosis in childhood asthma
S. Megremis, B. Constantinides, P. Xepapadaki, C. Bachert, S. Neurath-Finotto, T. Jartti, M. L. Kowalski, A. G. Sotiropoulos, A. Tapinos, T. Vuorinen, E. Andreakos, D. L. Robertson, N. G. Papadopoulos
The paper examines the respiratory virome in preschool children with and without asthma during asymptomatic periods, finding bacteriophage deficiency and increased eukaryotic viral presence in asthmatic children.
bioRxiv · Aug 4, 2020Microbiology