We hear a lot about bacteria from the human microbiome. But what about the fungi? How many, and who are part of our microbiome?
You will find this article interesting
http://www.thewolfeclinic.com/index.php/information-and-tools/must-read-articles/111-the-candida-a-fungus-within-us
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3708484/
The sequencing and studying of fungal biota of human microbiome is still progressing. Comprehensive study of the eukaryotic component of the human microbiome is just beginning and lags far behind our understanding of the bacterial communities.
As Sudeep said, the study of microbiome is in its first steps and actually it focuses on bacterium. This articles may help you. One of the authors mentions that yeast accounts for less that 0.01% of the microbiome
I raised this point in a perspective article, and am planning to surely this aspect in the coming future.
Article Osmoregulation and the human mycobiome
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