Geographical differences in human oral yeast flora.
Journal Article
The oral yeast flora of healthy humans from eastern North America and China were sampled and compared. Chinese persons harbored a greater number and diversity of yeast species in the mouth. Furthermore, Candida albicans, which is the predominant commensal and etiologic species of candidiasis in Europe and the Western Hemisphere, was relatively rare in China.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Xu, J; Mitchell, TG
Published Date
- January 15, 2003
Published In
- Clinical Infectious Diseases : an Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
Volume / Issue
- 36 / 2
Start / End Page
- 221 - 224
PubMed ID
- 12522756
Pubmed Central ID
- 12522756
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1537-6591
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1086/345672
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States