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. 2017 Nov 3;5(4):40. doi: 10.3390/vaccines5040040

Table 1.

Microbiome-specific bacteria implicated in or modified during viral infections. IV: Influenza virus; MPV: Metapneumovirus; RV: Rhinovirus; RSV: Respiratory Syncytial Virus. The main viruses responsible for respiratory infections (IV, RSV and RV) are also the most studied. It is interesting to note that the increase in considered bacteria exists independently of the observed virus (Lactobacillus rhamnosus, Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus are protective whatever the viral model; the presence of Streptococcus pneumoniae is associated with an increase of the complication rate or seroconversion). Outcome “complication”: disease worsening; outcome “Protection”: indicate a limitation of the disease complications.

Virus Model Sample Site Bacteria Consequences Outcome Reference
IV Human clinical samples Induced sputum Acinetobacter baumanii Bacteria species increasing during A(H1N1) infection No modification Leung et al. [18]
Bacillus spp.
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Human clinical samples Induced sputum Neisseria spp. Bacteria species decreasing during A(H1N1) infection No modification Leung et al. [18]
Prevotella spp.
Mouse model Lung homogenates Streptococcus pneumoniae Increased severity Complication McCullers et al. [10]
Human clinical samples Nasopharyngeal samples Streptobacillus spp. Predict a severe form of influenza in children Complication Langevin et al. [13]
Porphyromonas spp.
Granulicatella spp.
Fusobacterium spp.
Lachnospiracea spp.
Haemophilus spp.
Human clinical samples Nasopharyngeal samples Staphylococcus aureus Predict a benign form of influenza in children Protection Langevin et al. [13]
Human clinical samples Nasal swabs Lactobacillus helveticus Correlated with higher H1 IgA antibody response Protection Salk et al. [19]
Bacteroides ovatus
Human clinical samples Nasopharyngeal samples Nasal swabs Veillonella dispar Predict a severe form of influenza in children
Correlated with lower H1 IgA antibody response
Protection Langevin et al. [13]
Salk et al. [19]
Human clinical samples Nasopharyngeal samples
Nasal swabs
Prevotella melaninogenica Predict a severe form of influenza in children
Correlated with Higher H1 IgA antibody response
Complication—Protection Langevin et al. [13]
Salk et al. [19]
Human clinical samples Nasal swabs Streptococcus infantis Correlated with Higher H1 IgA antibody response Complication Salk et al. [19]
MPV Cellular model Cellular model Streptococcus pneumoniae Increased seroconversion rate during challenge Protection Verkaik et al. [20]
RSV Human clinical samples Nasopharyngeal samples Haemophilus influenzae
Streptococcus spp.
Increased hospitalization rate Complication De Steenhuijsen Piters et al. [21]
Mice model—Human clinical samples Nasopharyngeal samples Moraxella catarrhalis Increased severity Complication Teo et al. [22]
Beura et al. [23]
Furusawa et al. [24]
Mice model
Human clinical samples
Nasopharyngeal samples Lung homogenates Staphylococcus aureus Decreased complications Protection De Steenhuijsen Piters et al. [21]
Wang et al. [11]
Cellular model Cellular model Escherichia coli Increased protection against infection Protection Cagno et al. [25]
RV Cellular model Cellular model Haemophilus influenzae Entry point production via ICAM-1 and TLR-3 production Complication Sajjan et al. [26]