Associations between age and the human microbiota are robust and reproducible. The
microbial composition at several body sites can predict human chronological age relatively …

The microbiome plays an important role in a wide variety of skin disorders. Not only is the
skin microbiome altered, but also surprisingly many skin diseases are accompanied by an …

Microbial genes encode the majority of the functional repertoire of life on earth. However,
despite increasing efforts in metagenomic sequencing of various habitats,–, little is known …

Allergies, including asthma, food allergy and atopic dermatitis, are increasing in prevalence,
particularly in westernized countries. Although a detailed mechanistic explanation for this …

Functioning as the exterior interface of the human body with the environment, skin acts as a
physical barrier to prevent the invasion of foreign pathogens while providing a home to the …

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common inflammatory skin disorder characterized by recurrent
eczematous lesions and intense itch. Although it most often starts in infancy and affects …

This review provides a state-of-the-art description of the performance of Sanger cycle
sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene for routine identification of bacteria in the clinical …

Gut microbial disturbance affects allergic diseases including asthma, atopic dermatitis (AD)
via the aberrant immune response. Some Bifidobacterial species and strains have been …

Advances in DNA sequencing technology have vastly improved the ability of researchers to
explore the microbial inhabitants of the human body. Unfortunately, while these studies have …

The heterogeneous course, severity, and treatment responses among patients with atopic
dermatitis (AD; eczema) highlight the complexity of this multifactorial disease. Prior studies …