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SUBMITTER: Zhu T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6874717 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhu Ting T Liu Xing X Kong Fan-Qi FQ Duan Yuan-Yuan YY Yee Alyson L AL Kim Madeline M Galzote Carlos C Gilbert Jack A JA Quan Zhe-Xue ZX
The Journal of investigative dermatology 20190813 12
The evolution of a child's skin microbiome is associated with the development of the immune system and skin environment. As only few studies have analyzed the microbiota in young children, we investigated changes in the skin microbiota of children (158 subjects; ≤10 years old) and compared the microbiota structures between children and their mothers using 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing. Sample location and age were the primary factors determining a child's skin bacterial composition, which di ...[more]