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 …

In December 2016, a panel of experts in microbiology, nutrition and clinical research was
convened by the International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics to review …

In December 2016, a panel of experts in microbiology, nutrition and clinical research was
convened by the International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics to review …

Fungi are increasingly being recognized as common members of the microbiomes found on
nearly all mucosal surfaces, and interest is growing in understanding how these organisms …

Psoriasis affects the health of myriad populations around the world. The pathogenesis is
multifactorial, and the exact driving factor remains unclear. This condition arises from the …

The body is host to a wide variety of microbial communities from which the immune system
protects us and that are important for the normal development of the immune system and for …

Traditional culture-based methods have incompletely defined the microbial landscape of
common recalcitrant human fungal skin diseases, including athlete's foot and toenail …

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 …

Repair of tissue wounds is a fundamental process to re‐establish tissue integrity and regular
function. Importantly, infection is a major factor that hinders wound healing. Multicellular …

The indoor microbiome is a complex system that is thought to depend on dispersal from the
outdoor biome and the occupants' microbiome combined with selective pressures imposed …