The healthy airway mycobiome in individuals of Asian descent

• Main Authors: Nur A'tikah Mohamed Ali, Ivan, Fransiskus Xaverius, Mac Aogáin, Micheál, Narayana, Jayanth Kumar, Lee, Shuen Yee, Lim, Chin Leong, Chotirmall, Sanjay Haresh
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Science::Medicine; Mycobiome; Asian
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/159458
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Fungal infection in association with lung disease has emerged as a significant clinical problem. Owing to a ubiquitous environmental abundance, fungal spores, inhaled daily, can reach even the smallest airways. Although healthy individuals have effective immune mechanisms to clear this, individuals...