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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 cocoa bean"). An analogous term for Mycobiota is funga.
Though found to be present on the skin and in the gi tract in healthy individuals, the normal resident mycobiota can become in those who are immunocompromised. Such multispecies infections lead to higher mortalities. In addition hospital-acquired infections by Candida albicans have become a cause of major health concerns. A high mortality rate of 40-60% is associated with systemic infection.
(2025). 9781555815394, ASM Press. ISBN 9781555815394 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 species, where they consume oils secreted from the . 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 the preferred name.
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There is a mycology journal titled Mycobiota.
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