Dysbiotic bacterial and fungal communities not restricted to clinically affected skin sites in dandruff

Dysbiotic bacterial and fungal communities not restricted to clinically affected skin sites in dandruff

Dandruff is a prevalent chronic inflammatory skin condition of the scalp that has been associated with Malassezia yeasts. However, the microbial role has not been elucidated yet, and the etiology of the disorder remains poorly understood. Using high-throughput 16S rDNA and ITS1 sequencing, we charac...

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Main Authors: Renan Cardoso Soares, Pedro Henrique Camargo-Penna, Vanessa Cristine Sousa de Moraes, Rodrigo De Vecchi, Cécile Clavaud, Lionel Breton, Antonio Sérgio Kimus Braz, Luciana Campos Paulino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
Malassezia
Skin
microbiota
next generation sequencing
Dysbiosis
Dandruff
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fcimb.2016.00157/full

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