Fungi inhabiting the healthy human gastrointestinal tract. human gut metagenome

Fungal DNA was selectively amplified, and the ITS region sequenced, from fecal samples taken from 45 healthy human volunteers at one (21 volunteers) or two (24 volunteers) time points. Seventy-two taxa, representing two phyla and ten classes of fungi, were recovered. In contrast with gut-associated bacteria, fungi occurred in much lower abundance and diversity, and fungal composition appeared unstable over time.