Acta Vet. Brno 2023, 92: 157-170

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb202392020157

The impact of sharing a home with a pet on the physiological state of the human microbiome: a comprehensive study on the Czech population with a focus on filamentous fungi

Jan Wipler1, Zuzana Čermáková2, Vladimír Buchta1, Pavel Žák3, Markéta Vlčková4

1Charles University in Hradec Králové and Hradec Králové University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Microbiology, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
2Lab Media Servis s.r.o., Jaroměř, Czech Republic
3Charles University in Hradec Králové and Hradec Králové University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, 4th Internal Clinic-Haematology, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
4Charles University and Motol University Hospital, 2nd Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Biology and Medical Genetics, Prague, Czech Republic

Received December 20, 2022
Accepted May 4, 2023

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