Redefining the human oral mycobiome with improved practices in amplicon-based taxonomy: discovery of Malassezia as a prominent commensal.

Fungi are a large, complex group, increasingly recognized as emerging threats. Their roles as modifiers of health mandate accurate portrayals of fungal communities in humans. As an entry point into the airways and gastrointestinal tract, fungi in the mouth are relevant to several biocompartments. We...

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Main Authors: Amanda K Dupuy, Marika S David, Lu Li, Thomas N Heider, Jason D Peterson, Elizabeth A Montano, Anna Dongari-Bagtzoglou, Patricia I Diaz, Linda D Strausbaugh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3948697?pdf=render