Review of human hand microbiome research

Journal of Dermatological Science

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 3-12

  Edmonds Wilson, Sarah L ^a   Nurinova, Nilufar I ^b   Zapka, Carrie A ^a   Fierer, Noah ^c   Wilson, Michael ^d  

^a Research and Development   (United States)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hand; Hand hygiene; Metabolome; Microbiome; Skin

Indexed keywords

ACTINOBACTERIA; AGE; BACTEROIDETES; ETHNICITY; FIRMICUTES; FUSOBACTERIA; GENDER; GENERAL DEVICE; HAND; HAND WASHING; HEALTH; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; LIFESTYLE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIOME; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEOBACTERIA; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROFLORA; SKIN;

HAND; HUMANS; MICROBIOTA; SKIN;

EID: 84939832873     PISSN: 09231811     EISSN: 1873569X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2015.07.006     Document Type: Review

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