Longitudinal Survey of Fungi in the Human Gut: ITS Profiling, Phenotyping, and Colonization

Longitudinal Survey of Fungi in the Human Gut: ITS Profiling, Phenotyping, and Colonization

The fungal component of the intestinal microbiota of eight healthy subjects was studied over 12 months using metagenome survey and culture-based approaches. Aspergillus, Candida, Debaryomyces, Malassezia, Penicillium, Pichia, and Saccharomyces were the most recurrent and/or dominant fungal genera, a...

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Main Authors: Stefano Raimondi, Alberto Amaretti, Caterina Gozzoli, Marta Simone, Lucia Righini, Francesco Candeliere, Paola Brun, Andrea Ardizzoni, Bruna Colombari, Simona Paulone, Ignazio Castagliuolo, Duccio Cavalieri, Elisabetta Blasi, Maddalena Rossi, Samuele Peppoloni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
gut microbiota
fungi
colonization
metagenomics
Candida
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2019.01575/full

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