How Ocular Surface Microbiota Debuts in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

How Ocular Surface Microbiota Debuts in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

High glucose represents a good environment for bacterial growth on the skin, on the ocular surface (OS) and in the tears of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients, affecting the conjunctival bacterial community. This study aimed to investigate the OS bacterial flora of T2DM patients and healthy su...

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Main Authors: Siqi Li, Guoguo Yi, Hui Peng, Zhenhao Li, Shuze Chen, Huimin Zhong, Yifan Chen, Zhoucheng Wang, Qixin Deng, Min Fu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
ocular surface
diabetes mellitus
microbiota
flora
infection
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2019.00202/full

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