Shotgun metagenomic sequencing analysis of ocular surface microbiome in Singapore residents with mild dry eye

• Main Authors: Tong, Louis, Constancias, Florentin, Hou, Aihua, Chua, Song Lin, Drautz-Moses, Daniela Isabel, Schuster, Stephan Christoph, Yang, Liang, Williams, Rohan B. H., Kjelleberg, Staffan
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Science::Medicine; Human Microbiome; Inflammation
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/164505
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The ocular surface microbiome has implications for ocular surface inflammation and immunology. Previous shotgun metagenomics analyses were performed in China, showing results that differed according to environment and age. Patients with Sjogren's syndrome were reported to have altered conjuncti...