The European respiratory journal : official journal of the European Society for Clinical Respiratory Physiology
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The chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) bacteriome associates with disease severity, exacerbations and mortality. While COPD patients are susceptible to fungal sensitisation, the role of the fungal mycobiome remains uncertain. ⋯ The airway mycobiome in COPD is characterised by specific fungal genera associated with exacerbations and increased mortality.