Study of skin and nail Trichosporon species as a normal florabased on age groups in healthy persons

Background and Aim : The skin is the body’s largest organ that hosts heterogeneous inhabitants.Until now, the diversity of the cutaneous microbiome was mainly investigated for bacteria andthere is a little information about the skin fungal flora and Trichosporon is occasionally found asnormal flora of skin.Methods : The skin is the body’s largest organ that hosts heterogeneous inhabitants. Until now,the diversity of the cutaneous microbiome was mainly investigated for bacteria and there is a littleinformation about the skin fungal flora and Trichosporon is occasionally found as normal flora ofskin.Results : The frequency of Trichosporon species was not significantly different between agegroups. The most Trichosporon isolations were related to the adult age group and the fewest in theinfants. T.asahii was the predominant isolated species in all age groups.Conclusion : This study showed statistically significant effect of the subjects’ sex on Trichosporonpopulation resident on human skin surface

کلیدواژه ها:

skin residents ، cutaneous Trichosporon composition ، different age groups ، DNAsequencing ، culture ، Microbial epidemiology ، Iran