Infant Mode of Delivery Shapes the Skin Mycobiome of Prepubescent Children

ABSTRACT Characterizing the skin mycobiome is necessary to define its association with the host immune system, particularly in children. In this study, we describe the skin mycobiome on the face, ventral forearm, and calf of 72 prepubescent children (aged 1 to 10 years) and their mothers, based on i...

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Main Authors: Yan-Ren Wang, Ting Zhu, Fan-Qi Kong, Yuan-Yuan Duan, Carlos Galzote, Zhe-Xue Quan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2022-10-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.02267-22