Culturomics unveils species and expands bacterial and fungal diversity in Inuit oropharyngeal microbiota
Mathilde Flahaut, Philippe Leprohon, Nguyen-Phuong Pham, Hélène Gingras, Jean Bourbeau, Barbara Papadopoulou, Francois Maltais, Marc Ouellette
This study uses culturomics to analyze Inuit oropharyngeal microbiota, revealing previously uncultivated bacterial and fungal species and highlighting the importance of combining metagenomic and culturomic approaches.
bioRxiv · Apr 20, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology