Considerations in understanding the ocular surface microbiome

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 158, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 420-422

  Zegans, Michael E ^a   Van Gelder, Russell N ^b  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; DNA 16S; FUNGAL DNA; MESSENGER RNA;

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONJUNCTIVA; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; DNA CONTAMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; EDITORIAL; EYE; FECES MICROFLORA; HUMAN; INNATE IMMUNITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIOME; MICROFLORA; MUCOSA; NONHUMAN; OCULAR SURFACE DISEASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIA; CONJUNCTIVA; CORNEA; DNA, BACTERIAL; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MICROBIOTA; OPHTHALMOLOGY; SCLERA;

EID: 84908389555     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: 18791891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2014.06.014     Document Type: Editorial

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