Microbial Ecology of the Human Skin

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 113-120

  Cundell, Anthony M ^a  

^a Microbiological Consulting   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth mode; Corynebacterium; Dermatological diseases; High throughput gene sequencing; Human skin; Microbial diversity; Microbiota; Propionibacterium; Puberty; Skin depth; Skin regions; Staphylococcus; Terminal differentiation

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; COSMETIC; RNA 16S;

AGE; AXILLA; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BACTERIUM; BIODIVERSITY; CLASSIFICATION; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGUS; GENETICS; HEALTH STATUS; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; INJECTION; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROFLORA; PERINEUM; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX FACTOR; SKIN; TOE JOINT; VACCINATION;

AGE FACTORS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AXILLA; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; BIODIVERSITY; COSMETICS; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; FUNGI; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENES, FUNGAL; HEALTH STATUS; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MICROBIOTA; PERINEUM; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEX FACTORS; SKIN; TOE JOINT; VACCINATION;

EID: 84973117974     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-016-0789-6     Document Type: Article

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