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SUBMITTER: Grice EA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2805064 | biostudies-literature | 2009 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Grice Elizabeth A EA Kong Heidi H HH Conlan Sean S Deming Clayton B CB Davis Joie J Young Alice C AC Bouffard Gerard G GG Blakesley Robert W RW Murray Patrick R PR Green Eric D ED Turner Maria L ML Segre Julia A JA
Science (New York, N.Y.) 20090501 5931
Human skin is a large, heterogeneous organ that protects the body from pathogens while sustaining microorganisms that influence human health and disease. Our analysis of 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequences obtained from 20 distinct skin sites of healthy humans revealed that physiologically comparable sites harbor similar bacterial communities. The complexity and stability of the microbial community are dependent on the specific characteristics of the skin site. This topographical and temporal surve ...[more]