Whole metagenome analysis has the potential to reveal functional triggers of skin diseases,
but issues of cost, robustness and sampling efficacy have limited its application. Here, we …

Atopic dermatitis (AD) has long been associated with Staphylococcus aureus skin
colonization or infection and is typically managed with regimens that include antimicrobial …

Despite recent advances in understanding microbial diversity in skin homeostasis, the
relevance of microbial dysbiosis in inflammatory disease is poorly understood. Here we …

Human skin functions as a physical barrier to foreign pathogen invasion and houses
numerous commensals. Shifts in the human skin microbiome have been associated with …

Skin is colonized by microbial communities (microbiota) that participate in immune
homeostasis, development and maintenance of barrier function, and protection from …

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 …

The past two decades have been marked by a surge in research to understand the microbial
communities that live in association with the human body, in part stimulated by affordable …

Background Recent advances in sequencing technologies have enabled metagenomic
analyses of many human body sites. Several studies have catalogued the composition of …

Culture-independent studies to characterize skin microbiota are increasingly common, due
in part to affordable and accessible sequencing and analysis platforms. Compared to culture …

The varied topography of human skin offers a unique opportunity to study how the body's
microenvironments influence the functional and taxonomic composition of microbial …