Geographical and Ethnic Differences Influence Culturable Commensal Yeast Diversity on Healthy Skin

Geographical and Ethnic Differences Influence Culturable Commensal Yeast Diversity on Healthy Skin

Commensal fungi such as Malassezia, Candida, and Rhodotorula are common on healthy skin but are also associated with opportunistic invasive and superficial infections. Skin microbial community characterization has been extensively performed worldwide, with a focus on the 16S bacterial community. The...

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Main Authors: Cheryl Leong, Bettina Schmid, Min Jet Toi, Joyce Wang, Antony Sagayaraj Irudayaswamy, Joleen Peh Zhen Goh, Philipp P. Bosshard, Martin Glatz, Thomas L. Dawson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
skin
commensal yeast
Malassezia
geography
ethnicity
fungi
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2019.01891/full

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