Comprehensive Analysis of the Fungal Microbiota of the Human External Auditory Canal Using Pyrosequencing
Autor: | Otomi Cho, Takashi Sugita |
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Rok vydání: | 2017 |
Předmět: |
0301 basic medicine
integumentary system 030106 microbiology Malassezia slooffiae Biology biology.organism_classification Microbiology Auditory canal 03 medical and health sciences 030104 developmental biology Infectious Diseases Fungal Microbiota Fungal Diversity Malassezia species Pyrosequencing Malassezia Malassezia restricta |
Zdroj: | Medical Mycology Journal. 58:E1-E4 |
ISSN: | 2186-165X 2185-6486 |
DOI: | 10.3314/mmj.16-00023 |
Popis: | We previously reported that the Malassezia microbiota of the external auditory canal were composed principally of Malassezia slooffiae and Malassezia restricta. In the present study, the fungal microbiota of the external auditory canal were comprehensively analyzed by pyrosequencing on an FLX-454 platform. Of 17 samples tested, the fungal microbiota of 14 samples were composed of > 90% Malassezia species; either M. slooffiae or M. restricta was abundant in individual samples. The external auditory canal exhibits a lower fungal diversity than do other bodily sites. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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