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Topographical and physiological differences of the skin mycobiome in health and disease

Year: 2016

Type: article

Abstract: Skin constantly encounters external elements, including microbes. Culture-based studies have identified fungi present on human skin and have linked some species with certain skin diseases. Moreover, modern medical treatments, especially immunosuppressants, have increased the population at risk for cutaneous and invasive fungal infections, emphasizing the need to understand skin fungal communities in health and disease. A major hurdle for studying fungal flora at a community level has been the heterogeneous culture conditions required by skin fungi. Recent advances in DNA sequencing technologies have dramatically expanded our knowledge of the skin microbiome through culture-free methods. This review discusses historical and recent research on skin fungal communities - the mycobiome - in health and disease, and challenges associated with sequencing-based mycobiome research.

Source: Virulence

DOI: 10.1080/21505594.2016.1249093

Authors: Jay-Hyun Jo, Elizabeth A. Kennedy, Heidi H. Kong

Institutions: National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Center for Cancer Research

Language: English

Topic: Nail Diseases and Treatments

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,557