Characteristics of Respiratory Microbiome in COPD—A Literature Review
Iga Ciesielska-Markowska, Katarzyna Mycroft-Rzeszotarska, Piotr Korczyński, Kaja Pulik, Katarzyna Górska · 2026
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Description
Iga Ciesielska-Markowska and colleagues review what is known about the airway microbiome in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, in a 2026 survey. The disease slowly narrows the airways, fed mainly by smoking and dirty air, and its course is hard to foretell. Microbes living in the airways may shape that course, so the team compared the communities of each airway region and of patients versus healthy people.
Each region of the tract holds its own community, with some overlap between sites. Patients' airway mixes parted from healthy ones, and lower diversity tracked with worse lung function and may flag flare risk. The field struggles with tiny sample loads, stray contamination, and uneven methods. The authors look to combined omics and smart analytics to make the microbiome a tool of precise lung care.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Iga Ciesielska-Markowska, Katarzyna Mycroft-Rzeszotarska, Piotr Korczyński, Kaja Pulik, Katarzyna Górska |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 39 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |