• A longitudinal study of the pulmonary mycobiome in subjects with and without chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 

      Martinsen, Einar Marius Hjellestad; Eagan, Tomas Mikal Lind; Wiker, Harald Gotten; Leiten, Elise Orvedal; Husebø, Gunnar Reksten; Knudsen, Kristel Svalland; Tangedal, Solveig; Sanseverino, Walter; Paytuví-Gallart, Andreu; Nielsen, Rune (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-05-12)
      Background: Few studies have examined the stability of the pulmonary mycobiome. We report longitudinal changes in the oral and pulmonary mycobiome of participants with and without COPD in a large-scale bronchoscopy study ...
    • The lower airways microbiota and antimicrobial peptides indicate dysbiosis in sarcoidosis 

      Knudsen, Kristel Svalland; Lehmann, Sverre; Nielsen, Rune; Tangedal, Solveig; Paytuví-Gallart, Andreu; Sanseverino, Walter; Martinsen, Einar Marius Hjellestad; Hiemstra, Pieter S.; Eagan, Tomas Mikal Lind (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-10-19)
      Background: The role of the pulmonary microbiome in sarcoidosis is unknown. The objectives of this study were the following: (1) examine whether the pulmonary fungal and bacterial microbiota differed in patients with ...
    • The pulmonary mycobiome—A study of subjects with and without chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 

      Martinsen, Einar Marius Hjellestad; Eagan, Tomas Mikal Lind; Leiten, Elise Orvedal; Haaland, Ingvild; Husebø, Gunnar Reksten; Knudsen, Kristel Svalland; Drengenes, Christine; Sanseverino, Walter; Paytuví-Gallart, Andreu; Nielsen, Rune (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-04-07)
      Background: The fungal part of the pulmonary microbiome (mycobiome) is understudied. We report the composition of the oral and pulmonary mycobiome in participants with COPD compared to controls in a large-scale single-centre ...