Microbiota-mediated colonization resistance: mechanisms and regulation

G Caballero-Flores, JM Pickard, G Núñez - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
A dense and diverse microbial community inhabits the gut and many epithelial surfaces.
Referred to as the microbiota, it co-evolved with the host and is beneficial for many host …

Staphylococcus epidermidis and its dual lifestyle in skin health and infection

MM Severn, AR Horswill - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2023 - nature.com
The coagulase-negative bacterium Staphylococcus epidermidis is a member of the human
skin microbiota. S. epidermidis is not merely a passive resident on skin but actively primes …

Skin barrier function and the microbiome

HJ Lee, M Kim - International journal of molecular sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Human skin is the largest organ and serves as the first line of defense against environmental
factors. The human microbiota is defined as the total microbial community that coexists in the …

The microbiome-shaping roles of bacteriocins

S Heilbronner, B Krismer, H Brötz-Oesterhelt… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
The microbiomes on human body surfaces affect health in multiple ways. They include not
only commensal or mutualistic bacteria but also potentially pathogenic bacteria, which can …

Bacteriocins: properties and potential use as antimicrobials

A Darbandi, A Asadi, M Mahdizade Ari… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
A variety of bacteriocins originate from lactic acid bacteria, which have recently been
modified by scientists. Many strains of lactic acid bacteria related to food groups could …

Challenges in exploring and manipulating the human skin microbiome

M Boxberger, V Cenizo, N Cassir, B La Scola - Microbiome, 2021 - Springer
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 …

Human skin microbiome: impact of intrinsic and extrinsic factors on skin microbiota

K Skowron, J Bauza-Kaszewska, Z Kraszewska… - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
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 …

The evolution and ecology of bacterial warfare

ET Granato, TA Meiller-Legrand, KR Foster - Current biology, 2019 - cell.com
Bacteria have evolved a wide range of mechanisms to harm and kill their competitors,
including chemical, mechanical and biological weapons. Here we review the incredible …

[HTML][HTML] Spread of airborne antibiotic resistance from animal farms to the environment: dispersal pattern and exposure risk

H Bai, LY He, DL Wu, FZ Gao, M Zhang, HY Zou… - Environment …, 2022 - Elsevier
Animal farms have been considered as the critical reservoir of antibiotic resistance genes
(ARGs) and antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB). Spread of antibiotic resistance from animal …

The skin microbiota: balancing risk and reward

L Flowers, EA Grice - Cell host & microbe, 2020 - cell.com
The skin microbiome is an ecosystem comprised of a multitude of microbial species
interacting with their surroundings, including other microbes and host epithelial and immune …