title: Considerations in understanding the ocular surface microbiome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery (Ophthalmology) and Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire. Electronic address: mez@dartmouth.edu.
authors.forename: Michael E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Zegans
authors.affiliation: Departments of Ophthalmology, Pathology, and Biological Structure, University of Washington Medical School, Seattle, Washington.
authors.forename: Russell N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Van Gelder
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000235:genetics*; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000382:microbiology*; D003315:Cornea / Q000382:microbiology*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D064307:Microbiota; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000379:methods; D012590:Sclera / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial