Investigating Colonization of the Healthy Adult Gastrointestinal Tract by Fungi

We sought to identify the fungi that colonize healthy GI tracts and that have a sustained influence on the diverse functions of the gut microbiome. Instead, we found that all fungi in the stool of healthy volunteers could be explained by their presence in oral and dietary sources and that our result...

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Published in:	mSphere Vol. 3; no. 2
Main Authors:	Auchtung, Thomas A., Fofanova, Tatiana Y., Stewart, Christopher J., Nash, Andrea K., Wong, Matthew C., Gesell, Jonathan R., Auchtung, Jennifer M., Ajami, Nadim J., Petrosino, Joseph F.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States American Society for Microbiology 01.03.2018
Subjects:	Abundance Adult Candida albicans Candida albicans - genetics Candida albicans - isolation & purification Colonization Deoxyribonucleic acid Diet Digestive system DNA DNA sequencing DNA, Ribosomal Spacer - genetics Editor's Pick Experiments Feces - microbiology Food Food Microbiology Fungi Fungi - classification Fungi - isolation & purification Gastrointestinal tract Gastrointestinal Tract - microbiology Gastrointestinal Tract - physiology Genes Genomes Healthy Volunteers Humans Immune system Intestinal microflora Medical research Microbiomes Microorganisms Mimicry Mouth - microbiology mycobiome Mycobiome - physiology Oral cavity Protocol RNA, Ribosomal, 18S - genetics rRNA 16S rRNA 18S Saccharomyces cerevisiae Saccharomyces cerevisiae - genetics Saccharomyces cerevisiae - isolation & purification Saliva Saliva - microbiology Sequence Analysis, DNA Spacer Teeth Volunteers saliva mycobiome gastrointestinal tract diet colonization fungi
ISSN:	2379-5042, 2379-5042
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