New methods and technologies within the field of lung biology are beginning to shed new
light into the microbial world of the respiratory tract. Long considered to be a sterile …

The healthy lung was long thought of as sterile, but recent advances using molecular
sequencing approaches have detected bacteria at low levels. Healthy lung bacteria largely …

The new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, the cause of COVID-19, has become a public health
emergency of global concern. Like the SARS and influenza pandemics, there have been a …

The female reproductive tract (FRT), similar to other mucosal sites, harbours a site-specific
microbiome, which has an essential role in maintaining health and homeostasis. In the …

Although intestinal microbiome have been established as an important biomarker and
regulator of cancer development and therapeutic response, less is known about the role of …

The lungs were long thought to be sterile until technical advances uncovered the presence
of the lung microbial community. The microbiome of healthy lungs is mainly derived from the …

Background Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide (Ferlay et
al., Int J Cancer 136: E359–386, 2015). In addition, lung cancer is associated with the …

Microbiota have emerged as key modulators of both the carcinogenic process and the
immune response against cancer cells, and, thus, it seems to influence the efficacy of …

The development and progression of gastric cancer (GC) is greatly influenced by gastric
microbiota and their metabolites. Here, we characterized the gastric microbiome and …

Importance Immune regulation is important for carcinogenesis; however, the cancer risk
profiles associated with immune-mediated diseases need further characterization. Objective …