Analysis of microbial communities of ocular prostheses and anophthalmic sockets using 16S rRNA gene sequencing

This study evaluated the microbiota of the prostheses and anophthalmic sockets of six individuals by 16S rRNA sequencing. The microbial abundance and diversity were analyzed using the Operational Taxonomic Units at the genus level. Forty-seven phyla, capturing 1,258 named genera, were recorded in the sample set. In both sites, the most frequent genera were Fusobacterium, Staphylococcus, Prevotella, and Streptococcus. The microbial abundance was higher for the anophthalmic socket than for the prosthesis. Alpha diversity showed no significant differences in bacterial richness or diversity between sites. Although the microbial abundance in the anophthalmic socket was higher, both sites had similar microbiota with high diversity and low dominance among the genera.PMID:37470406 | DOI:10.1080/08927014.2023.2236562

Source: Biofouling - July 20, 2023 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: L R Makrakis V C Oliveira E S Santos C Nascimento E Watanabe A B Ribeiro C H Silva-Lovato Source Type: research