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Paucibacterial Microbiome and Resident DNA Virome of the Healthy Conjunctiva
3 Oct 2016
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PURPOSE: To characterize the ocular surface microbiome of healthy volunteers using a combination of microbial culture and high-throughput DNA sequencing techniques. METHODS: Conjunctival swab samples from 107 healthy volunteers were analyzed by bacterial culture, 16S rDNA gene deep sequencing (n = 89), and biome representational in silico karyotyping (BRiSK; n = 80). Swab samples of the facial skin (n = 42),...
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