The Influence of Age and Gender on Skin-Associated Microbial Communities in Urban and Rural Human Populations.

The Influence of Age and Gender on Skin-Associated Microbial Communities in Urban and Rural Human Populations.

Differences in the bacterial community structure associated with 7 skin sites in 71 healthy people over five days showed significant correlations with age, gender, physical skin parameters, and whether participants lived in urban or rural locations in the same city. While body site explained the maj...

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Main Authors: Shi Ying, Dan-Ning Zeng, Liang Chi, Yuan Tan, Carlos Galzote, Cesar Cardona, Simon Lax, Jack Gilbert, Zhe-Xue Quan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4624872?pdf=render

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