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Isolation and Identification of Fungi Microbiome in oral Cavity of Students in Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Nigeria

Author Affiliations

  • 1Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Ebonyi, Nigeria

Int. Res. J. Biological Sci., Volume 5, Issue (7), Pages 85-87, July,10 (2016)

Abstract

Microbiomes occupy different parts of the body including the oral cavity and they influence health and diseases. Studies on isolation and identification of culturable fungal microbiome prevalent in oral cavity of students in Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki was carried out in November, 2015. The aim of the study was to determine the most prevalent culturable fungi species inhabiting the oral cavity of healthy students. Swab sticks were employed for the collection of oral samples and inoculated onto potato dextrose agar (PDA) media and incubated for 72 hours at 250C, fungal species were isolated and identified. Fungi species identified were Candida, Aspergillus , Fusarium, Blastomyces and Histoplasma. The research revealed that Candida spp. and Aspergillus spp. were the most preponderant fungi organisms in oral cavity of healthy students.

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