Elevated levels of Merkel cell polyoma virus in the anophthalmic conjunctiva

Abstract The human ocular surface hosts a paucibacterial resident microbiome and virome. The factors contributing to homeostasis of this mucosal community are presently unknown. To determine the impact of ocular enucleation and prosthesis placement on the ocular surface microbiome, we sampled conjun...

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Main Authors: Nora Siegal, Michal Gutowski, Lakshmi Akileswaran, Norman J. Beauchamp, Lien-Chieh Ding, Christopher B. Chambers, Russell N. Van Gelder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-92642-w