Microbiome: Ecology of eczema

Nat Microbiol. 2016 Aug 26;1(9):16135. doi: 10.1038/nmicrobiol.2016.135.

Abstract

Patients with atopic dermatitis have fundamentally different skin microbial populations compared with people with healthy skin. Bacteria associated with atopic dermatitis express genes for survival in dry conditions and for ammonia production, modulating the pH of this distinct environment and driving complex ecological interactions.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Ecology
  • Eczema*
  • Gastrointestinal Tract
  • Humans
  • Microbiota*
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S

Substances

  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S