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- Title
The Skin Microbiome: A Focus on Pathogens and Their Association with Skin Disease.
- Authors
Findley, Keisha; Grice, Elizabeth A.
- Abstract
The article offers information on the pathogens of the skin microbiome and their association with skin disease. Topics discussed include the importance of human microbiome, the difference between dependent and -independent methods of microbial community characterization, and the diversity of the human skin microbiota, as revealed by culture-independent methods. Key pathogenic skin microbes, the diseases they cause, and their relationship to the skin microbiome are also mentioned.
- Subjects
PATHOGENIC microorganisms; SKIN diseases; COMMUNICABLE diseases; ETIOLOGY of diseases; MICROORGANISMS
- Publication
PLoS Pathogens, 2014, Vol 10, Issue 11, p1
- ISSN
1553-7366
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1371/journal.ppat.1004436