TY - JOUR AU - Timm, Collin M. AU - Loomis, Kristin AU - Stone, William AU - Mehoke, Thomas AU - Brensinger, Bryan AU - Pellicore, Matthew AU - Staniczenko, Phillip P.A. AU - Charles, Curtisha AU - Nayak, Seema AU - Karig, David K. PY - 2020 DA - 2020/04/22 TI - Isolation and characterization of diverse microbial representatives from the human skin microbiome JO - Microbiome SP - 58 VL - 8 IS - 1 AB - The skin micro-environment varies across the body, but all sites are host to microorganisms that can impact skin health. Some of these organisms are true commensals which colonize a unique niche on the skin, while open exposure of the skin to the environment also results in the transient presence of diverse microbes with unknown influences on skin health. Culture-based studies of skin microbiota suggest that skin microbes can affect skin properties, immune responses, pathogen growth, and wound healing. SN - 2049-2618 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-020-00831-y DO - 10.1186/s40168-020-00831-y ID - Timm2020 ER -