The Fungal Gut Microbiome Exhibits Reduced Diversity and Increased Relative Abundance of Ascomycota in Severe COVID-19 Illness and Distinct Interconnected Communities in SARS-CoV-2 Positive Patients

• Johanna Reinold,
• Farnoush Farahpour,
• Ann-Kathrin Schoerding,
• Christian Fehring,
• Sebastian Dolff,
• Margarethe Konik,
• Johannes Korth,
• Lukas van Baal,
• Jan Buer,
• Oliver Witzke,
• Astrid M. Westendorf,
• Jan Kehrmann

Affiliations

Johanna Reinold

Department of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany

Farnoush Farahpour

Bioinformatics and Computational Biophysics, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany

Ann-Kathrin Schoerding

Institute of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany

Christian Fehring

Institute of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany

Sebastian Dolff

Department of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany

Margarethe Konik

Department of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany

Johannes Korth

Department of Nephrology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany

Lukas van Baal

Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany

Jan Buer

Institute of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany

Oliver Witzke

Department of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany

Astrid M. Westendorf

Institute of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany

Jan Kehrmann

Institute of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany