ArticleScientific reports2021
Host factors that shape the bacterial community structure on scalp hair shaft.
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- High-throughput sequencing to analyze changes in the human scalp microbiome during the use of a shampoo.BMC microbiology · 2025Article
- Ribotyping Staphylococcus epidermidis Using Probabilistic Sequence Analysis and Levenshtein Distance Algorithm.Current microbiology · 2025Article
- The Disturbed Microbial Niches of Itchy Scalp.Journal of cosmetic dermatology · 2025Article
- Dysbiosis and genomic plasticity in the oily scalp microbiome: a multi-omics analysis of dandruff pathogenesis.Frontiers in microbiology · 2025Article
- Sample collecting methods for bacterial community structure analysis of scalp hair: non-invasive swabbing versus intrusive hair shaft cutting.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Scalp microbiome of healthy women wearing hijab compared to those not wearing hijab: a cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Morphogenesis, Growth Cycle and Molecular Regulation of Hair Follicles.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2022Review
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Abstract
In this study, we performed 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing analysis of scalp hair shaft from 109 volunteers, who were surveyed using a questionnaire about daily scalp hair care, and employed multiple statistical analyses to elucidate the factors that contribute to the formation of bacterial community structures on scalp hair shaft. Scalp hair microbiota were found to be specific for each individual. Their microbiota were clearly divided into two clusters. Genus level richness of Pseudomonas (Ps) and Cutibacterium (Cu) contributed to the clusters. The clusters around Pseudomonas and Cutibacterium were named Ps-type and Cu-type, respectively. The host gender influenced the bacterial cell numbers of the major genera that included Cutibacterium, Lawsonella, Moraxella, and Staphylococcus on scalp hair shaft. In addition to host intrinsic factors, extrinsic factors such as hair styling and colouring affected the bacterial cell numbers of the major genera. These factors and chemical treatments, such as bleaching and perming, also affected the Ps-type to Cu-type ratios. These results suggest that bacterial community structures on scalp hair shaft are influenced by both intrinsic and extrinsic factors.
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