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The Influence of Age and Sex on Ocular Surface Microbiota in Healthy Adults

Author(s) -

Xiaofeng Wen,

Miao Li,

Yuhua Deng,

Paul W. Bible,

Xiao Hu,

Yanli Zou,

Yu Liu,

Shixin Guo,

Juanran Liang,

Tingting Chen,

Guang-Hua Peng,

Wei Chen,

Lingyi Liang,

Lai Wei

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

investigative ophthalmology and visual science

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.935

H-Index - 218

eISSN - 1552-5783

pISSN - 0146-0404

DOI - 10.1167/iovs.17-22957

Subject(s) - microbiome , conjunctiva , biology , metagenomics , young adult , physiology , pathogenesis , shotgun sequencing , immunology , medicine , gene , bioinformatics , genetics , dna sequencing

A growing body of evidence suggests that the microbiome of the ocular surface confers potent immunoregulatory functions and has a key role in the physiologic maintenance of healthy eyes and in the pathogenesis of ocular diseases. Although the microbiome is known to be affected by age and sex, the influence of these factors on ocular surface microbiota in healthy adults remains largely unknown.

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