Julia Oh

TL;DR: Findings reveal linkages between microbial communities and inflammatory diseases such as AD, and demonstrate that as compared with culture-based studies, higher resolution examination of microbiota associated with human disease provides novel insights into global shifts of bacteria relevant to disease progression and treatment.

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that physiologic attributes and topography of skin differentially shape these two microbial communities, which provide a framework for future investigation of the contribution of interactions between pathogenic and commensal fungal and bacterial communities to the maintainenace of human health and to disease pathogenesis.

TL;DR: This work developed a relational analysis of bacterial, fungal and viral communities, which showed not only site specificity but also individual signatures, and identified strain-level variation of dominant species as heterogeneous and multiphyletic.

TL;DR: It is found that despite the skin's exposure to the external environment, its bacterial, fungal, and viral communities were largely stable over time, and site, individuality, and phylogeny were all determinants of stability.

TL;DR: Significant shifts in the microbiota associated with progressive sexual maturation as measured by Tanner staging suggest that puberty-dependent shifts inThe skin and nares microbiomes may have significant implications regarding prevention and treatment of pediatric disorders involving microbial pathogens and colonization.