Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Human Skin Fungal Diversity Revealed In First Genomic Survey

First Genomic Survey Of Human Skin Fungal Diversity.  Science Digest.  May 22, 2013.

Read the article and answer the questions to improve retention.

(1)  Two key purposes of the survey is to define ________ populations across the skin and establish a ________ for investigating fungal skin conditions.

(2)  Hands have a great diversity of ______ but relatively few types of _______.

(3)  True or False:  Feet contain little diversity of fungi.

(4)  Understanding the fungal and bacterial ecosystems can help physicians address skin conditions related to _______ treatments.

(5)  In the study, those with heel site infections have _________ fungal communities on the heel.

(6)  Toenail infections compared from individual to individual showed _____________ fungal communities.

(7)  The most common fungus found on the human skin was ______________.

(8)  Diversity of fungi is highly dependent on _________ rather than _____________.

(9)  The _______ is the most complex site, home to about ______ genus-levels types of fungi.

(10)  The feet have high measures of __________ and lower levels of _______________.

(11)  True or False:  Fungal communities change drastically over time.

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