Bacteriophage diversity declines with COPD severity in the respiratory microbiome
Ryan Cook, Alise Jany Ponsero, Andrea Telatin, Yuqiong Yang, Zhenyu Liang, Fengyan Wang, Rongchang Chen, Zhang Wang, Evelien M. Adriaenssens, Martha R. J. Clokie, Andrew D. Millard, Christopher Edward Brightling
The paper examines bacteriophage diversity in COPD patients and finds it declines with disease severity, showing disrupted viral-bacterial relationships in those with frequent exacerbations.
Cell Reports · Oct 1, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology