Topographic diversity of fungal and bacterial communities in human skin

Keisha Findley, Julia Oh, Joy Yang, Sean Conlan, Clayton Deming, Jennifer A. Meyer, Deborah Schoenfeld, Effie Nomicos, Morgan Park, Heidi H. Kong () and Julia A. Segre ()
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Keisha Findley: Genetics and Molecular Biology Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health
Julia Oh: Genetics and Molecular Biology Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health
Joy Yang: Genetics and Molecular Biology Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health
Sean Conlan: Genetics and Molecular Biology Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health
Clayton Deming: Genetics and Molecular Biology Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health
Jennifer A. Meyer: Genetics and Molecular Biology Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health
Deborah Schoenfeld: Dermatology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health
Effie Nomicos: Dermatology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health
Morgan Park: NIH Intramural Sequencing Center, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health
Heidi H. Kong: Dermatology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health
Julia A. Segre: Genetics and Molecular Biology Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health

Nature, 2013, vol. 498, issue 7454, 367-370

Abstract: Microbial sequencing of samples obtained from multiple skin sites in healthy human adults shows that core-body and arm sites are dominated by fungal species of the genus Malassezia, whereas foot sites show high fungal diversity, and that skin topography is associated with differential compositions of bacterial and fungal communities.

Date: 2013
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