Nasopharyngeal Microbiota Profiling of SARS-CoV-2 Infected Patients

Nasopharyngeal Microbiota Profiling of SARS-CoV-2 Infected Patients

We analyzed the bacterial communities of the nasopharynx in 40 SARS-CoV-2 infected and uninfected patients. All infected patients had a mild COVID-19 disease. We did not find statistically significant differences in either bacterial richness and diversity or composition. These findings suggest a nas...

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Veröffentlicht in:Biological procedures online 2020-07, Vol.22 (1), p.1-18, Article 18
Hauptverfasser: De Maio, Flavio, Posteraro, Brunella, Ponziani, Francesca Romana, Cattani, Paola, Gasbarrini, Antonio, Sanguinetti, Maurizio
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Sprache:eng
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16S rRNA sequencing
Analysis
Bacterial community
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Disease transmission
Health aspects
Infections
Influenza
Laboratories
Medical research
Microbiota
Microbiota (Symbiotic organisms)
Nasopharynx
Patients
Pneumonia
RNA
SARS-CoV-2 infection
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Short Report
Statistical analysis
Viral infections
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Zusammenfassung:We analyzed the bacterial communities of the nasopharynx in 40 SARS-CoV-2 infected and uninfected patients. All infected patients had a mild COVID-19 disease. We did not find statistically significant differences in either bacterial richness and diversity or composition. These findings suggest a nasopharyngeal microbiota at least early resilient to SARS-CoV-2 infection. Keywords: Nasopharynx, Bacterial community, SARS-CoV-2 infection, 16S rRNA sequencing
ISSN:1480-9222
1480-9222
DOI:10.1186/s12575-020-00131-7