Human skin microbiota Metagenome

The variability in skin microbial communities within a human population can be the cause of many factors, including occupation, diet, age, gender, surroundings and so on. In this study, we explored the differences in the bacterial community structure associated with seven skin sites in 71 healthy Chinese over six days and its correlations with age, gender, physical skin parameters, and whether participants lived in an urban versus suburban location of the same city.