Human skin forms a protective barrier against the external environment and is our first line of
defense against toxic, solar, and pathogenic insults. Our skin also defines our outward …

Microbiotas are a malleable part of ecosystems, including the human ecosystem.
Microorganisms affect not only the chemistry of their specific niche, such as the human gut …

The coagulase-negative bacterium Staphylococcus epidermidis is a member of the human
skin microbiota. S. epidermidis is not merely a passive resident on skin but actively primes …

Antibacterial resistance is one of the greatest threats to human health. The development of
new therapeutics against bacterial pathogens has slowed drastically since the approvals of …

Human skin is the largest organ and serves as the first line of defense against environmental
factors. The human microbiota is defined as the total microbial community that coexists in the …

The microbiomes on human body surfaces affect health in multiple ways. They include not
only commensal or mutualistic bacteria but also potentially pathogenic bacteria, which can …

Coordinated local mucosal and systemic immune responses following severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection either protect against …

Studies of the human microbiome share both technical and conceptual similarities with
genome-wide association studies and genetic epidemiology. However, the microbiome has …

Human-associated bacteria secrete modified peptides to control host physiology and
remodel the microbiota species composition. Here we scanned 2,229 Human Microbiome …

What enables strains of the same species to coexist in a microbiome? Here, we investigate
whether host anatomy can explain strain co-residence of Cutibacterium acnes, the most …