A Mother's Touch: Emerging Roles in Development of the Cutaneous Microbiome

David O Croitoru; Vincent Piguet

doi:10.1016/j.jid.2019.06.144

A Mother's Touch: Emerging Roles in Development of the Cutaneous Microbiome

J Invest Dermatol. 2019 Dec;139(12):2414-2416. doi: 10.1016/j.jid.2019.06.144.

Authors

David O Croitoru¹, Vincent Piguet²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
² Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 31753125
DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2019.06.144

Abstract

Skin-associated bacteria constitute a large proportion of the human microbiome and influence host immunity. The healthy cutaneous microbiome adopts site-specific composition, weeks to months postpartum. Zhu et al. (2019) expand the scope of pediatric data, tracking infant skin microflora changes by site, through childhood, and establish new associations with delivery mode and maternal microbiome.

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MeSH terms

Child
Female
Humans
Infant
Microbiota*
Mothers*
Skin
Touch