Figure 1 : Inter-relationship between SARS-CoV-2 and respiratory microbiomes leading to co-infections in CoVID-19 patients . COVID-19 patients can be co-infected with different microbial domains including viruses (other than SARS-CoV-2), bacteria, archaea and fungi. These diverse microbial communities concurrently complicate the patho-physiology and disease progression of SARS-CoV-2 infections.
Table 1: Commonly reported microbial co-pathogens amid COVID-19, their transmission pattern along with the possible mechanism of co-infections and outcomes.