PMID- 31263683 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200218 LR - 20200309 IS - 2235-2988 (Electronic) IS - 2235-2988 (Linking) VI - 9 DP - 2019 TI - How Ocular Surface Microbiota Debuts in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. PG - 202 LID - 10.3389/fcimb.2019.00202 [doi] LID - 202 AB - High glucose represents a good environment for bacterial growth on the skin, on the ocular surface (OS) and in the tears of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients, affecting the conjunctival bacterial community. This study aimed to investigate the OS bacterial flora of T2DM patients and healthy subjects using 16S rRNA sequencing-based bacterial identification. Among 23 healthy subjects (CON) and 31 T2DM patients, 54 eyes were examined to investigate the OS bacterial community. Factors potentially affecting the microbial growth were controlled. Results showed the OS microbiota presented higher diversity in the T2DM group than in the CON group. Bioinformatic analysis showed a lower abundance of Proteobacteria and a higher abundance of Bacteroidetes at the phyla level as well as a significantly increased abundance of Acinetobacter and Pseudomonas at the genus level in the T2DM group. The difference in OS microbiota at taxonomic level was associated with Ocular Surface Disease Index and course of T2DM. These findings indicate the OS flora in T2DM patients is significantly different from that in healthy subjects, which may be closely associated with OS discomfort and course of T2DM. FAU - Li, Siqi AU - Li S AD - Department of Ophthalmology, Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Yi, Guoguo AU - Yi G AD - Department of Ophthalmology, Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Peng, Hui AU - Peng H AD - School of Nursing, Hunan University of Medicine, Hunan, China. FAU - Li, Zhenhao AU - Li Z AD - Department of Ophthalmology, Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Chen, Shuze AU - Chen S AD - Department of Ophthalmology, Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Zhong, Huimin AU - Zhong H AD - Department of Ophthalmology, Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Chen, Yifan AU - Chen Y AD - Department of Ophthalmology, Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Wang, Zhoucheng AU - Wang Z AD - Department of Ophthalmology, Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Deng, Qixin AU - Deng Q AD - Department of Ophthalmology, Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Fu, Min AU - Fu M AD - Department of Ophthalmology, Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20190617 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Cell Infect Microbiol JT - Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology JID - 101585359 RN - 0 (DNA, Bacterial) RN - 0 (RNA, Ribosomal, 16S) SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Aged MH - Bacteria/*classification/genetics/isolation & purification MH - Biodiversity MH - Conjunctiva/microbiology MH - DNA, Bacterial/genetics MH - Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/*complications MH - Eye/*microbiology MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Male MH - *Microbiota MH - Middle Aged MH - Phylogeny MH - RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics MH - Surveys and Questionnaires PMC - PMC6590198 OTO - NOTNLM OT - diabetes mellitus OT - flora OT - infection OT - microbiota OT - ocular surface EDAT- 2019/07/03 06:00 MHDA- 2020/02/19 06:00 PMCR- 2019/01/01 CRDT- 2019/07/03 06:00 PHST- 2019/02/24 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/05/23 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/07/03 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/07/03 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/02/19 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fcimb.2019.00202 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2019 Jun 17;9:202. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2019.00202. eCollection 2019.