Observational studyScientific reports2017
Topographical diversity of common skin microflora and its association with skin environment type: An observational study in Chinese women.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Nationality and body location alter human skin microbiome.Applied microbiology and biotechnology · 2021Pooled it
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- Microbiome and aging: Trajectories of microbiome age across human ecosystems and their systemic effects.iMeta · 2026Review
- Evaluation of lactic acid ferment lysate for the management of oily skin: impact on sebum, hydration, and microbiota.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Article
- IL-17A inhibitors modulate skin microbiome in psoriasis: implications for microbial homeostasis.Journal of translational medicine · 2025Article
- Exposure to green space is associated with higher skin microbiota species richness in children.PNAS nexus · 2025Article
- Unveiling the mechanism of essential oil action against skin pathogens: from ancient wisdom to modern science.Archives of microbiology · 2024Review
- Microbe Interactions within the Skin Microbiome.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Effects of Investigational Moisturizers on the Skin Barrier and Microbiome following Exposure to Environmental Aggressors: A Randomized Clinical Trial and Ex Vivo Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Skin microbiome attributes associate with biophysical skin ageing.Experimental dermatology · 2023Article
- Microbial Biosurfactant as an Alternate to Chemical Surfactants for Application in Cosmetics Industries in Personal and Skin Care Products: A Critical Review.BioMed research international · 2023Review
- Selective targeting of skin pathobionts and inflammation with topically applied lactobacilli.Cell reports. Medicine · 2022Article
- Comparative Analysis of the Microbiome across the Gut-Skin Axis in Atopic Dermatitis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Review
- Literature mapping: association of microscopic skin microflora and biomarkers with macroscopic skin health.Clinical and experimental dermatology · 2021Review
- Correlation Between Facial Skin Microbiota and Skin Barriers in a Chinese Female Population with Sensitive Skin.Infection and drug resistance · 2021Article
- Impact of spatial proximity on territoriality among human skin bacteria.NPJ biofilms and microbiomes · 2020Article
- Unveiled feather microcosm: feather microbiota of passerine birds is closely associated with host species identity and bacteriocin-producing bacteria.The ISME journal · 2019Article
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Abstract
This study evaluated cutaneous microbial distribution, and microbial co-occurrence at different body sites and skin environments in Chinese women (39.6 ± 11.9 years, N = 100) during the winter season. Microbial distribution (Propionibacterium acnes, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Lactobacillus, Pseudomonadaceae, and Malassezia furfur), association with biomarkers (antimicrobial peptides: LL-37, β-defensins [HBD-2, HBD-3]), and claudin-1) and skin biophysical parameters (transepidermal water loss, pH, skin scaliness and roughness, sebum and hydration levels) were also determined. Skin sites (glabella [GL], hand-back [HB], interdigital web-space [IS], antecubital fossa [AF], volar forearm [VF], back [BA]) were classified as normal, oily or dry based on two-step cluster analysis and exposed or unexposed (uncovered or covered by clothes, respectively) based on seasonal apparel. Pseudomonadaceae and Staphylococcus aureus had the highest and lowest detection rate respectively at all sites. Cluster analysis identified skin sites as 'normal' (HB, BA, AF, VF), 'dry' (IS) and 'oily' (GL). Bacterial alpha diversity was higher in exposed (HB, IS, and GL) compared with unexposed sites (BA, AF and VF). Co-occurrence of Staphylococcus aureus with any of the other five microorganisms was lower in dry and oily skin versus normal skin. Skin exposure, biophysical/barrier profile and biomarkers were found to be associated with bacterial distribution and co-occurrence.
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