The skin microbiome in healthy and allergic dogs.

BACKGROUND: Changes in the microbial populations on the skin of animals have traditionally been evaluated using conventional microbiology techniques. The sequencing of bacterial 16S rRNA genes has revealed that the human skin is inhabited by a highly diverse and variable microbiome that had previous...

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Main Authors: Aline Rodrigues Hoffmann, Adam P Patterson, Alison Diesel, Sara D Lawhon, Hoai Jaclyn Ly, Christine Elkins Stephenson, Joanne Mansell, Jörg M Steiner, Scot E Dowd, Thierry Olivry, Jan S Suchodolski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3885435?pdf=render