The skin is the exterior interface of the human body with the environment. Despite its harsh
physical landscape, the skin is colonized by diverse commensal microbes. In this review, we …

The skin is the largest organ of the human body and it protects the body from the external
environment. It has become the topic of interest of researchers from various scientific fields …

One of the fundamental issues in the microbiome research is characterization of the healthy
human microbiota. Recent studies have elucidated substantial divergences in the …

Host-associated microbiomes play an increasingly appreciated role in animal metabolism,
immunity and health. The microbes in turn depend on their host for resources and can be …

The holobiont concept was first developed for coral ecosystems but has been extended to
multiple organisms, including plants and other animals. Studies on insect-associated …

Our skin is the largest organ of the body, serving as an important barrier against the harsh
extrinsic environment. Alongside preventing desiccation, chemical damage and …

The ecological community of microorganisms in/on humans, termed the microbiome, is vital
for sustaining homeostasis. While culture-independent techniques have revealed the role of …

Recent molecular studies concluded that the endometrium has a resident microbiota
dominated by Lactobacillus spp. and is therefore similar to that of the vagina. These findings …

Microbial communities are spatially organized in both the environment and the human body.
Although patterns exhibited by these communities are described by microbial biogeography …

The tumor suppressor p53 plays a critical role to preserve DNA fidelity from diverse insults
through the regulation of cell-cycle checkpoints, DNA repair, senescence and apoptosis …