The upper respiratory tract microbiome of indigenous Orang Asli in north-east Malaysia

Here we examined the airway microbiome of the Orang Asli, the indigenous peoples of Malaysia. In addition to exploring the carriage and antimicrobial resistance of important respiratory pathobionts, we also present the first investigation of the nasal microbiomes of these indigenous peoples. The microbiome of the nasal (anterior nares) and oral (whole mouth) was examined using 16S rRNA sequencing of the V4 hypervariable region.