Characterization of the normal microbiota of the ocular surface

The ocular surface is continually exposed to the environment and as a consequence to different types of microbes, but whether there is a normal microbiota of the ocular surface remains unresolved. Using traditional microbial culture techniques has shown that

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Veröffentlicht in:	Experimental eye research 2013-12, Vol.117, p.99-105
1. Verfasser:	Willcox, Mark D.P.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Bacteria - genetics Bacteria - growth & development Bacteria - isolation & purification Colony Count, Microbial conjunctiva Conjunctiva - microbiology contact lens Humans lids Metagenome microbiota Microbiota - physiology Micrococcus Propionibacterium RNA, Ribosomal, 16S - genetics Staphylococcus aureus
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Zusammenfassung:	The ocular surface is continually exposed to the environment and as a consequence to different types of microbes, but whether there is a normal microbiota of the ocular surface remains unresolved. Using traditional microbial culture techniques has shown that
ISSN:	0014-4835 1096-0007
DOI:	10.1016/j.exer.2013.06.003