ReviewTrends in microbiology2013
Structure and function of the human skin microbiome.
Review in Trends in microbiology, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 203 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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203 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The performance gut: a key to optimizing performance in high-level athletes: a systematic scoping review.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Pooled it
- Causal relationship between 150 skin microbiomes and prostate cancer: insights from bidirectional mendelian randomization and meta-analysis.Frontiers in immunology · 2024Pooled it
- Efficacy and Safety of Oral Green Tea Preparations in Skin Ailments: A Systematic Review of Clinical Studies.Nutrients · 2022Pooled it
- Human microbiome and microbiota identification for preventing and controlling healthcare-associated infections: A systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2022Pooled it
- Nationality and body location alter human skin microbiome.Applied microbiology and biotechnology · 2021Pooled it
- A systematic literature review of the human skin microbiome as biomarker for dermatological drug development.British journal of clinical pharmacology · 2018Pooled it
- Structural aspects of lesional and non-lesional skin microbiota reveal key community changes in leprosy patients from India.Scientific reports · 2021Trial
- Antimicrobials from human skin commensal bacteria protect againstScience translational medicine · 2017Trial
- Large-scale investigation for antimicrobial activity reveals newly-identified defensive species across the healthy skin microbiome.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Stability of the skin microbiome during short-term in situ and in vitro conditions: Foundational support for the potential to trace skin sites and identify individuals.International journal of legal medicine · 2026Article
- Skin Microbiota Diversity Is Associated with Biophysical Properties Across Healthy Human Skin Types.Microorganisms · 2026Article
- A Global Delphi Consensus on Acne and the Microbiome: Integrating International Expertise for Innovative Prevention and Therapeutic Strategies.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Advancing human skin models by integrating skin microbes for next-generation research.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Unraveling the microbial landscape in prostate cancer: pathogenesis to therapy.NPJ biofilms and microbiomes · 2026Review
- Research advances on postbiotics in promoting skin wound healing: mechanisms, formulations, and clinical translation.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Importance of human microbiome: an update.Frontiers in microbiomes · 2026Review
- Skin microbiome variation in people living with HIV: associations with antiretroviral therapy and host factors.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2026Observational
- Ultraviolet Radiation and the Skin Microbiome: Dose-Dependent Effects and Consequences for Epidermal Barrier Integrity.Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology · 2026Review
- Association betweenFrontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Understanding microbiota-driven oncogenesis: The role of metabolites in tumorigenesis.iScience · 2025Review
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Abstract
An abundant and diverse collection of bacteria, fungi, and viruses inhabits the human skin. These microorganisms vary between individuals and between different sites on the skin. The factors responsible for the unique variability of the skin microbiome are only partly understood, but results suggest that host genetic and environmental influences play a major role. Today, the steady accumulation of data describing the skin microbiome, combined with experiments designed to test the biological functions of surface microbes, has provided new insights into links between human physiology and skin microbiota. This review describes some of the current information regarding the skin microbiome and its impact on human health. Specifically, we summarize the present understanding of the function of microbe-host interactions on the skin and highlight some unique features that distinguish skin commensal organisms from pathogenic microbes.
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