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SUBMITTER: Brinkac L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5997989 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Brinkac Lauren L Clarke Thomas H TH Singh Harinder H Greco Chris C Gomez Andres A Torralba Manolito G MG Frank Bryan B Nelson Karen E KE
Scientific reports 20180613 1
The skin is a complex living ecosystem harboring diverse microbial communities. Its highly variable properties and influence of intrinsic and extrinsic factors creates unique microenvironments where niche-specific microbes thrive. As part of the skin, hair supports its own microbial habitat that is also intra and inter-personal variable. This little explored substrate has significant potential in forensics microbiome research due to the unique signatures that are available on an individual. To f ...[more]