Mycobiota ( plural noun, no singular) are a group of all the fungi present in a particular geographic region (e.g. "the mycobiota of Ireland") or habitat type (e.g. "the mycobiota of

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Human mycobiota

Mycobiota exist on the surface and in the gastrointestinal system of humans. There are as many as sixty-six

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and 184 species in the gastrointestinal tract of healthy people. Most of these are in the '' Candida'' genera. Though found to be present on the skin and in the gi tract in healthy individuals, the normal resident mycobiota can become pathogenic in those who are

immunocompromized Immunodeficiency, also known as immunocompromisation, is a state in which the immune system's ability to fight infectious diseases and cancer is compromised or entirely absent. Most cases are acquired ("secondary") due to extrinsic factors that a ...

. Such multispecies infections lead to higher mortalities. In addition hospital-acquired infections by '' C. albicans'' have become a cause of major health concerns. A high mortality rate of 40-60% is associated with systemic infection. The best-studied of these are '' Candida'' species due to their ability to become pathogenic in immunocompromised and even in healthy hosts. Yeasts are also present on the skin, such as ''

Malassezia ''Malassezia'' (formerly known as ''Pityrosporum'') is a genus of fungi. It is the sole genus in family Malasseziaceae, which is the only family in order Malasseziales, itself the single member of class Malasseziomycetes. ''Malassezia'' species ...

'' species, where they consume oils secreted from the sebaceous glands. ''Pityrosporum (Malassezia) ovale'', which is lipid-dependent and found only on humans. ''P. ovale'' was later divided into two species, ''P. ovale'' and '' P. orbiculare'', but current sources consider these terms to refer to a single species of fungus, with ''

M. furfur ''Malassezia furfur'' (formerly known as ''Pityrosporum ovale'' in its hyphal form) is a species of yeast (a type of fungus) that is naturally found on the skin surfaces of humans and some other mammals. It is associated with a variety of dermat ...

'' the preferred name.

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There is a peer reviewed

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''Mycobiota''

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