# A genomic compendium of cultivated human gut fungi characterizes the gut mycobiome and its relevance to common diseases

*PRI Rank #4 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Fungal Biology and Applications Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #4 |
| 18m citations | 67 |
| Journal | Cell |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.cell.2024.04.043 |
| Corresponding authors | Chao Wang, De-an Guo, Francis Martin, Xiaochi Ma |
| Institution | Second Affiliated Hospital, China |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited Fungal Biology and Applications Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/fungal-biology-and-applications/2026)

**Paper link:** [10.1016/j.cell.2024.04.043](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2024.04.043)

## Topics

gut mycobiome · cultivated human gut fungi · genomic compendium · fungal cultivation · gut fungal diversity · whole-genome sequencing · fungal-bacterial interactions · inflammatory bowel disease · type 2 diabetes · fungal metagenomics · Saccharomyces cerevisiae · Candida albicans · fungal strain isolation · microbiome-disease associations · fungal reference genomes

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