Table.
Most Commonly Reported Fungal Genera in Oral Mycobiome Studies.
| Taxon | No. of Studies Reporting Taxon | No. of Studies from Previous Column That Sequenced ITS-1 | Type of Oral Samples in Which Taxon Was Detected (See Coding Below) | Age Group of Subjects in Which Taxon Was Detected | Studies Reporting Taxon (See Coding Below) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candida | 20 | 14 | SA, OR, MS, SUP, SUB | Adults, children | a to f, h to u |
| Cladosporium/Davidiella | 15 | 10 | SA, OR, MS, SUP | Adults, children | a, c, d, f, h to r, t |
| Saccharomyces | 15 | 9 | SA, OR, MS, SUP, SUB | Adults, children | b, c, d, f, h to k, m to o, r to u |
| Penicillium/Talaromyces | 14 | 10 | SA, OR, MS, SUP, SUB | Adults, children | a to d, f, g, h to k, m, n, q, u |
| Malassezia | 13 | 8 | SA, OR, MS, SUP, SUB | Adults, children | a to c, e, f, h, j to m, q to s |
| Alternaria/Lewia | 12 | 7 | SA, OR, MS, SUP | Adults, children | c, f, h, i, j, m, n, p to s, u |
| Pichia/Cyberlindnera | 12 | 11 | SA, OR, MS, SUP | Adults, children | a, e, f, i to l, n, p, q, t, u |
| Aspergillus/Emericella/Eurotium | 11 | 9 | SA, OR, MS, SUP | Adults, children | a, f, i to k, m, n, p, q, s, u |
| Cryptococcus/Cystofilobasidium | 10 | 7 | SA, OR, MS, SUP | Adults, children | a, c, f, h to k, n, q, t |
| Aureobasidium | 8 | 6 | SA, OR, MS, SUP, SUB | Adults, children | a, b, c, f, h, i, n, q |
| Rhodotorula | 7 | 6 | SA, OR, MS, SUP, SUB | Adults, children | b, h, j, k, n, p, q |
| Trichosporon | 7 | 6 | SA, OR, SUP | Adults, children | e, i, k to n, q |
| Debaromyces | 6 | 4 | SA, OR, MS, SUP, SUB | Adults, children | b, h, j, k, p, t |
| Wallemia | 6 | 6 | SA, OR, SUP | Adults, children | e, i, j, l, p, q |
| Clavispora | 5 | 5 | SA, OR | Adults | i to k, n, o |
| Meyerozima | 5 | 3 | OR, MS, SUP | Adults, children | c, k, l, q, r |
| Mycosphaerella | 5 | 4 | SA, OR, SUP | Adults, children | e, f, m, p, q |
| Phaeosphaeria | 5 | 4 | SA, OR | Adults | f, i, j, m, n |
| Unclassified Saccharomycetales | 5 | 3 | SA, MS, SUP | Adults, children | a, h, i, j, m |
| Trichoderma | 5 | 3 | SA, OR, SUP | Adults, children | c, f, k, m, q |
| Epicoccum | 4 | 4 | SA, OR | Adults | f, i, n, q |
| Toxicocladosporium | 4 | 3 | SA, OR, MS, SUP | Adults, children | h, j, k, p |
Twenty-one original research articles evaluating the oral mycobiome were included (a, Abusleme et al. 2018; b, Annavajhala et al. 2020; c, Baraniya et al. 2020; d, Cui et al. 2015; e, de Jesus et al. 2020; f, Dupuy et al. 2014; g, El Jurdi et al. 2019; h, Fechney et al. 2019; i, Ghannoum et al. 2010; j, Hong et al. 2020; k, Ieda et al. 2014; l, Imabayashi et al. 2016; m, Li et al. 2019; n, Mukherjee et al. 2014; o, Mukherjee et al. 2018; p, O’Connell et al. 2020; q, Peters et al. 2017; r, Robinson et al. 2020; s, Shelburne et al. 2015; t, Ward et al. 2018; u, Watkins et al. 2016). Fungi were considered in the tally if they appeared in the main figures and tables of the manuscript.
ITS-1, internal transcribed spacer 1; MS, mucosal swab; OR, oral rinse; SA, saliva; SUB, subgingival plaque; SUP, supragingival plaque.