Comprehensive skin microbiome analysis reveals the uniqueness of human skin and evidence for phylosymbiosis within the class Mammalia

AA Ross, KM Müller, JS Weese… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
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 …

Microbial ecology of the human skin

AM Cundell - Microbial ecology, 2018 - Springer
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 …

A diversity profile of the human skin microbiota

EA Grice, HH Kong, G Renaud, AC Young… - Genome …, 2008 - genome.cshlp.org
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 …

Structure and function of the human skin microbiome

NN Schommer, RL Gallo - Trends in microbiology, 2013 - cell.com
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 …

Universal dermal microbiome in human skin

L Bay, CJ Barnes, BG Fritz, J Thorsen, MEM Restrup… - MBio, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
Human skin microbiota has been described as a “microbial fingerprint” due to observed
differences between individuals. Current understanding of the cutaneous microbiota is …

Insights into the pan-microbiome: skin microbial communities of Chinese individuals differ from other racial groups

MHY Leung, D Wilkins, PKH Lee - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
Many studies have characterized microbiomes of western individuals. However, studies
involving non-westerners are scarce. This study characterizes the skin microbiomes of …

Skin microbiome: genomics-based insights into the diversity and role of skin microbes

HH Kong - Trends in molecular medicine, 2011 - cell.com
Recent advances in DNA sequencing methodology have facilitated studies of human skin
microbes that circumvent difficulties in isolating and characterizing fastidious microbes …

Diversity and evolution of the primate skin microbiome

SE Council, AM Savage, JM Urban… - … of the Royal …, 2016 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Skin microbes play a role in human body odour, health and disease. Compared with gut
microbes, we know little about the changes in the composition of skin microbes in response …

The skin microbiome of vertebrates

AA Ross, A Rodrigues Hoffmann, JD Neufeld - Microbiome, 2019 - Springer
The skin constitutes the primary physical barrier between vertebrates and their external
environment. Characterization of skin microorganisms is essential for understanding how a …

Microbial ecology of the skin in the era of metagenomics and molecular microbiology

GD Hannigan, EA Grice - Cold Spring …, 2013 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
The skin is the primary physical barrier between the body and the external environment and
is also a substrate for the colonization of numerous microbes. Previously, dermatological …