The many layers and structures of the skin serve as elaborate hosts to microbes, including a
diversity of commensal and pathogenic bacteria that contribute to both human health and …

Skin is the largest organ of the body and represents the primary physical barrier between
mammals and their external environment, yet the factors that govern skin microbial …

Human skin functions as a physical barrier to foreign pathogen invasion and houses
numerous commensals. Shifts in the human skin microbiome have been associated with …

Recent advances in DNA sequencing methodology have facilitated studies of human skin
microbes that circumvent difficulties in isolating and characterizing fastidious microbes …

This review article on the skin microbiota was written in response to recent advances that
transitioned from culture methods to PCR amplification and sequencing of bacterial and …

The past two decades have been marked by a surge in research to understand the microbial
communities that live in association with the human body, in part stimulated by affordable …

An abundant and diverse collection of bacteria, fungi, and viruses inhabits the human skin.
These microorganisms vary between individuals and between different sites on the skin. The …

Building upon the knowledge garnered from investigations utilizing traditional culturing
methods, advances in sequencing technologies have catalyzed a revolution in studying …

Skin, the largest human organ, is a complex and dynamic ecosystem inhabited by a
multitude of microorganisms. Host demographics and genetics, human behavior, local and …

Background Characterization of the topographical and temporal diversity of the microbial
collective (microbiome) hosted by healthy human skin established a reference for studying …