Background
Methods
Study population
Sputum collection and DNA extraction
Pyrosequencing of extracted DNA and statistical analysis
Results
Study population and presence of mould in the home
Analysis of pyrosequencing data
Fungal species | Control participants | Asthma patients | Difference |
---|---|---|---|
Psathyrella candolleana
| 0.000 | 27.294 | 27.294 |
Malassezia pachydermatis
| 0.000 | 21.651 | 21.651 |
Termitomyces clypeatus
| 0.000 | 7.071 | 7.071 |
Grifola sordulenta
| 0.000 | 4.489 | 4.489 |
Pycnoporus sp
| 0.000 | 2.938 | 2.938 |
Phlebiopsis gigantean
| 0.000 | 2.932 | 2.932 |
Dichostereum pallescens
| 0.000 | 2.746 | 2.746 |
Peniophorella praetermissa
| 0.168 | 2.617 | 2.449 |
Aspergillus zonatus
| 0.016 | 1.959 | 1.942 |
Acanthophysium cerussatum
| 0.000 | 1.825 | 1.825 |
Pleurotus ostreatus
| 0.000 | 1.615 | 1.615 |
Candelabrochaete africana
| 0.016 | 1.556 | 1.540 |
Basidiobolus ranarum
| 0.000 | 1.510 | 1.510 |
Tapinella atrotomentosa
| 0.000 | 1.487 | 1.487 |
Pleurocybella porrigens
| 0.000 | 1.399 | 1.399 |
Debaryomyces hansenii
| 0.000 | 1.294 | 1.294 |
Collybia tuberosa
| 0.000 | 1.282 | 1.282 |
Galerina atkinsoniana
| 0.000 | 1.230 | 1.230 |
Punctularia strigosozonata
| 0.000 | 1.148 | 1.148 |
Elderia arenivaga
| 0.000 | 1.143 | 1.143 |
Pseudoarmillariella ectypoides
| 0.000 | 0.834 | 0.834 |
Pulcherricium caeruleum
| 0.000 | 0.665 | 0.665 |
Tilletia goloskokovii
| 0.000 | 0.618 | 0.618 |
Cerrena sp
| 0.000 | 0.600 | 0.600 |
Serpula lacrymans
| 0.000 | 0.571 | 0.571 |
Bondarcevomyces taxi
| 0.000 | 0.554 | 0.554 |
Resinicium bicolor
| 0.000 | 0.519 | 0.519 |
Cortinarius sodagnitus
| 0.000 | 0.414 | 0.414 |
Trichaptum abietinum
| 0.000 | 0.315 | 0.315 |
Chamaeota sinica
| 0.000 | 0.262 | 0.262 |
Peziza vesiculosa
| 0.000 | 0.239 | 0.239 |
Pterula echo
| 0.000 | 0.204 | 0.204 |
Laccocephalum mylittae
| 0.000 | 0.198 | 0.198 |
Coprinopsis cinerea
| 0.000 | 0.198 | 0.198 |
Exidiopsis calcea
| 0.000 | 0.187 | 0.187 |
Dioszegia fristingensis
| 0.000 | 0.157 | 0.157 |
Inonotus baumii
| 0.060 | 0.210 | 0.150 |
Hydnochaete olivacea
| 0.000 | 0.134 | 0.134 |
Derxomyces boekhoutii
| 0.000 | 0.128 | 0.128 |
Xeromphalina campanella
| 0.000 | 0.117 | 0.117 |
Pulchromyces fimicola
| 0.000 | 0.111 | 0.111 |
Aspergillus oryzae
| 0.000 | 0.099 | 0.099 |
Entoloma prunuloides
| 0.000 | 0.099 | 0.099 |
Dioszegia zsoltii
| 0.000 | 0.093 | 0.093 |
Basidiobolus haptosporus
| 0.000 | 0.087 | 0.087 |
Saccharomycopsis fibuligera
| 0.000 | 0.087 | 0.087 |
Galiella rufa
| 0.000 | 0.082 | 0.082 |
Derxomyces simaoensis
| 0.000 | 0.070 | 0.070 |
Mycoclelandia arenacea
| 0.000 | 0.064 | 0.064 |
Steccherinum fimbriatum
| 0.000 | 0.064 | 0.064 |
Austropaxillus sp
| 0.000 | 0.058 | 0.058 |
Meyerozyma guilliermondii
| 0.000 | 0.058 | 0.058 |
Volvariella caesiotincta
| 0.000 | 0.058 | 0.058 |
Galerina marginata
| 0.000 | 0.052 | 0.052 |
Occultifur externus
| 0.000 | 0.052 | 0.052 |
Hericium americanum
| 0.000 | 0.047 | 0.047 |
Penicillium commune
| 0.000 | 0.041 | 0.041 |
Volvopluteus earlei
| 0.000 | 0.041 | 0.041 |
Gymnopus dryophilus
| 0.000 | 0.029 | 0.029 |
Aspergillus terreus
| 0.000 | 0.023 | 0.023 |
Tritirachium sp
| 0.000 | 0.023 | 0.023 |
Gloiocephala aquatic
| 0.000 | 0.023 | 0.023 |
Tricholoma matsutake
| 0.000 | 0.023 | 0.023 |
Exidia uvapsassa
| 0.000 | 0.017 | 0.017 |
Rhodocollybia maculate
| 0.000 | 0.017 | 0.017 |
Lentinus sp
| 0.000 | 0.017 | 0.017 |
Teratosphaeria acidotherma
| 0.076 | 0.093 | 0.017 |
Taphrina deformans
| 0.000 | 0.012 | 0.012 |
Antrodia vaillantii
| 0.000 | 0.012 | 0.012 |
Aspergillus penicillioides
| 0.000 | 0.012 | 0.012 |
Passalora vaginae
| 0.000 | 0.012 | 0.012 |
Malassezia furfur
| 0.000 | 0.012 | 0.012 |
Candida sp
| 0.000 | 0.012 | 0.012 |
Piromyces sp
| 0.000 | 0.012 | 0.012 |
Paxillus vernalis
| 0.000 | 0.012 | 0.012 |
Derxomyces mrakii
| 0.000 | 0.012 | 0.012 |
Lasiodiplodia gonubiensis
| 0.000 | 0.012 | 0.012 |
Teratosphaeria ohnowa
| 0.005 | 0.012 | 0.006 |
Diversispora celata
| 0.000 | 0.006 | 0.006 |
Geomyces destructans
| 0.000 | 0.006 | 0.006 |
Coprinopsis sp
| 0.000 | 0.006 | 0.006 |
Chlamydosauromyces punctatus
| 0.000 | 0.006 | 0.006 |
Mortierella minutissima
| 0.000 | 0.006 | 0.006 |
Saccobolus dilutellus
| 0.000 | 0.006 | 0.006 |
Thanatephorus fusisporus
| 0.000 | 0.006 | 0.006 |
Boletellus shichianus
| 0.000 | 0.006 | 0.006 |
Puccinia poarum
| 0.000 | 0.006 | 0.006 |
Mallocybe dulcamara
| 0.000 | 0.006 | 0.006 |
Coniophora marmorata
| 0.000 | 0.006 | 0.006 |
Trichosporon sp
| 0.000 | 0.006 | 0.006 |
Fungal species | Control participants | Asthma patients | Difference |
---|---|---|---|
Eremothecium sinecaudum
| 41.319 | 1.026 | 40.293 |
Systenostrema alba
| 23.587 | 0.000 | 23.587 |
Cladosporium cladosporioides
| 14.484 | 0.111 | 14.374 |
Vanderwaltozyma polyspora
| 6.778 | 0.140 | 6.638 |
Entophlyctis helioformis
| 2.976 | 0.064 | 2.912 |
Rozella allomycis
| 3.009 | 0.198 | 2.811 |
Protomyces macrosporus
| 1.971 | 0.082 | 1.890 |
Mortierella verticillata
| 1.135 | 0.000 | 1.135 |
Pseudotaeniolina globosa
| 1.086 | 0.210 | 0.876 |
Dothidea ribesia
| 0.701 | 0.000 | 0.701 |
Sporobolomyces yunnanensis
| 0.549 | 0.006 | 0.543 |
Teratosphaeria mexicana
| 0.261 | 0.000 | 0.261 |
Myriangium duriaei
| 0.179 | 0.000 | 0.179 |
Phaeobotryosphaeria visci
| 0.174 | 0.000 | 0.174 |
Kionochaeta sp
| 0.152 | 0.012 | 0.140 |
Catenulostroma chromoblastomycosum
| 0.157 | 0.017 | 0.140 |
Phaeobotryon mamane
| 0.125 | 0.000 | 0.125 |
Allomyces arbuscula
| 0.125 | 0.000 | 0.125 |
Schizothyrium pomi
| 0.109 | 0.000 | 0.109 |
Mycosphaerella endophytica
| 0.103 | 0.000 | 0.103 |
Penidiella columbiana
| 0.098 | 0.000 | 0.098 |
Aspergillus fumigatus
| 0.174 | 0.087 | 0.086 |
Cladosporium sp
| 0.081 | 0.000 | 0.081 |
Aleuria aurantia
| 0.054 | 0.000 | 0.054 |
Ascodesmis sphaerospora
| 0.049 | 0.000 | 0.049 |
Penicillium decumbens
| 0.043 | 0.000 | 0.043 |
Metschnikowia bicuspidata
| 0.027 | 0.000 | 0.027 |
Dothidea insculpta
| 0.016 | 0.000 | 0.016 |
Dendryphiella arenaria
| 0.016 | 0.000 | 0.016 |
Aigialus rhizophorae
| 0.011 | 0.000 | 0.011 |
Scutellospora spinosissima
| 0.011 | 0.000 | 0.011 |
Volvariella volvacea
| 0.011 | 0.000 | 0.011 |
Flammulina velutipes
| 0.011 | 0.000 | 0.011 |
Candida bituminiphila
| 0.005 | 0.000 | 0.005 |
Ascobolus carbonarius
| 0.005 | 0.000 | 0.005 |
Cyttaria sp
| 0.005 | 0.000 | 0.005 |
Halosarpheia japonica
| 0.005 | 0.000 | 0.005 |
Phymatotrichopsis omnivora
| 0.005 | 0.000 | 0.005 |
Sporobolomyces sp
| 0.005 | 0.000 | 0.005 |
Orphella haysii
| 0.005 | 0.000 | 0.005 |
Coccocarpia erythroxyli
| 0.005 | 0.000 | 0.005 |
Termitaria sp
| 0.005 | 0.000 | 0.005 |
Candida glabrata
| 0.005 | 0.000 | 0.005 |
Schizosaccharomyces japonicus
| 0.005 | 0.000 | 0.005 |
Cladochytrium sp
| 0.005 | 0.000 | 0.005 |
Cyttaria hookeri
| 0.011 | 0.006 | 0.005 |