A single square centimetre of the human skin can contain up to one billion microorganisms.
These diverse communities of bacteria, fungi, mites and viruses can provide protection …

The skin represents the largest area for direct contact between microbes and host
immunocytes and is a site for constant communication between the host and this diverse …

Susceptibility to chronic inflammatory diseases is determined by immunogenetic and
environmental risk factors. Resident microbial communities often differ between healthy and …

Significance: Humans are under constant bombardment by various stressors, including
psychological anxiety and physiologic injury. Understanding how these stress responses …

For decades research has centered on identifying the ideal balanced skin microbiome that
prevents disease and on developing therapeutics to foster this balance. However, this single …

Host-microbe interactions orchestrate skin homeostasis, the dysregulation of which has
been implicated in chronic inflammatory conditions such as atopic dermatitis and psoriasis …

The skin provides an important first line of defence and immunological barrier to invasive
pathogens, but immune responses must also be regulated to maintain barrier function and …

Background Microbial dysbiosis with increased Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus)
colonization on the skin is a hallmark of atopic dermatitis (AD), however most microbiome …

The cutaneous microbiome has been investigated broadly in recent years and some
traditional perspectives are beginning to change. A diverse microbiome exists on human …

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 …