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Structure and function of the human skin microbiome

Nina N. Schommer, +1 more
- 01 Dec 2013 - 
- Vol. 21, Iss: 12, pp 660-668
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The present understanding of the function of microbe-host interactions on the skin is summarized and some unique features that distinguish skin commensal organisms from pathogenic microbes are highlighted.
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This article is published in Trends in Microbiology.The article was published on 2013-12-01 and is currently open access. It has received 297 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Microbiome & Human skin.

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How bacterial pathogens colonize their hosts and invade deeper tissues.

TL;DR: This review will describe how pathogenic bacteria can adhere and multiply at the surface of host cells, how some bacteria can enter and proliferate inside these cells, and finally how pathogens may cross epithelial or endothelial host barriers and get access to internal tissues, leading to severe diseases in humans.
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Host-microbiome interactions and recent progress into understanding the biology of acne vulgaris

TL;DR: Recent developments in the interactions of skin microbes with host immunity are reviewed, discussing the contribution of dysbiosis to the immunobiology of acne and newly emerging skin microbiome-based therapeutics to treat acne.
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Performing Skin Microbiome Research: A Method to the Madness.

TL;DR: This review discusses microbiome research standards and highlights important factors to consider, including clinical study design, skin sampling, sample processing, DNA sequencing, control inclusion, and data analysis.
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Structure, function and diversity of the healthy human microbiome

Curtis Huttenhower, +253 more
- 14 Jun 2012 - 
TL;DR: The Human Microbiome Project Consortium reported the first results of their analysis of microbial communities from distinct, clinically relevant body habitats in a human cohort; the insights into the microbial communities of a healthy population lay foundations for future exploration of the epidemiology, ecology and translational applications of the human microbiome as discussed by the authors.
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Structure, function and diversity of the healthy human microbiome

Curtis Huttenhower, +247 more
- 01 Jun 2012 - 
TL;DR: The Human Microbiome Project has analysed the largest cohort and set of distinct, clinically relevant body habitats so far, finding the diversity and abundance of each habitat’s signature microbes to vary widely even among healthy subjects, with strong niche specialization both within and among individuals.
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Impact of diet in shaping gut microbiota revealed by a comparative study in children from Europe and rural Africa

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors compared the fecal microbiota of European children (EU) and that of children from a rural African village of Burkina Faso (BF), where the diet, high in fiber content, is similar to that of early human settlements at the time of the birth of agriculture.
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Delivery mode shapes the acquisition and structure of the initial microbiota across multiple body habitats in newborns

TL;DR: It is found that in direct contrast to the highly differentiated communities of their mothers, neonates harbored bacterial communities that were undifferentiated across multiple body habitats, regardless of delivery mode.

The impact of diet in shaping gut microbiota revealed by a comparative study in children from Europe and Rural Africa

TL;DR: It is hypothesized that gut microbiota coevolved with the polysaccharide-rich diet of BF individuals, allowing them to maximize energy intake from fibers while also protecting them from inflammations and noninfectious colonic diseases.
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