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 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 human body's largest organ, colonized by a diverse milieu of
microorganisms, most of which are harmless or even beneficial to their host. Colonization is …

Human skin functions as a physical, chemical, and immune barrier against the external
environment while also providing a protective niche for its resident microbiota, known as the …

The skin microbial communities, ie, the microbiota, play a major role in skin barrier function
so must remain dynamic to adapt to the changes in the niche environment that occur across …

The skin has a multifactorial aging process, caused by both intrinsic and extrinsic factors. A
major theory of aging involves cellular senescence or apoptosis resulting from oxidative …

Although it is well-known that human skin aging is accompanied by an alteration in the skin
microbiota, we know little about how the composition of these changes during the course of …

The skin serves as the interface between the human body and the environment and interacts
with the microbial community. The skin microbiota consists of microorganisms, such as …

Despite its harsh and dry environment, human skin is home to diverse microbes, including
bacteria, fungi, viruses, and microscopic mites. These microbes form communities that may …

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 …