Exploratory Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Analyses Reveal a High Diversity of Microbiome in NTM Lung Disease and a Low Diversity of Microbiome in Bronchiectasis

• Kohei Fujita,
• Yuki Yamamoto,
• Masahiro Kamita,
• Kosei Tanaka,
• Takeru Nakabayashi,
• Takuma Imakita,
• Issei Oi,
• Osamu Kanai,
• Tadashi Mio,
• Kiminobu Tanizawa,
• Yutaka Ito

Affiliations

Kohei Fujita

Division of Respiratory Medicine, Center for Respiratory Diseases, National Hospital Organization Kyoto Medical Center, Kyoto, Japan; Corresponding author.

Yuki Yamamoto

Division of Respiratory Medicine, Center for Respiratory Diseases, National Hospital Organization Kyoto Medical Center, Kyoto, Japan; HiLung, Inc., Kyoto, Japan

Masahiro Kamita

H.U. Group Research Institute G.K., Tokyo, Japan

Kosei Tanaka

H.U. Group Research Institute G.K., Tokyo, Japan

Takeru Nakabayashi

H.U. Group Research Institute G.K., Tokyo, Japan

Takuma Imakita

Division of Respiratory Medicine, Center for Respiratory Diseases, National Hospital Organization Kyoto Medical Center, Kyoto, Japan

Issei Oi

Division of Respiratory Medicine, Center for Respiratory Diseases, National Hospital Organization Kyoto Medical Center, Kyoto, Japan

Osamu Kanai

Division of Respiratory Medicine, Center for Respiratory Diseases, National Hospital Organization Kyoto Medical Center, Kyoto, Japan

Tadashi Mio

Division of Respiratory Medicine, Center for Respiratory Diseases, National Hospital Organization Kyoto Medical Center, Kyoto, Japan

Kiminobu Tanizawa

Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

Yutaka Ito

Department of Respiratory Medicine, Allergy and Clinical Immunology, School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan