Characterization of skin microbiota in patients with atopic dermatitis and in normal subjects using 16S rRNA gene-based comprehensive analysis

• Published in: Journal of medical microbiology Vol. 56; no. 12; pp. 1675 - 1683
• Main Authors: Dekio, Itaru, Sakamoto, Mitsuo, Hayashi, Hidenori, Amagai, Masayuki, Suematsu, Makoto, Benno, Yoshimi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Reading Soc General Microbiol 01.12.2007; Society for General Microbiology
• Subjects: Adult; Allergic diseases; Bacteria - classification; Bacteria - genetics; Bacteria - isolation & purification; Biological and medical sciences; Dermatitis, Atopic - microbiology; Dietzia maris; DNA, Bacterial - genetics; DNA, Bacterial - isolation & purification; Female; Humans; Immunopathology; Male; Medical sciences; Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; RNA, Bacterial - analysis; RNA, Bacterial - genetics; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S - analysis; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S - genetics; Skin - microbiology; Skin allergic diseases. Stinging insect allergies; Stenotrophomonas maltophilia; Streptococcus; Human; Allergy; Immunopathology; Skin disease; Atopic dermatitis; Ribosomal DNA; 16S-RNA; Microflora; Atopy

1 Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Keio University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan 2 Microbe Division/Japan Collection of Microorganisms, RIKEN BioResource Center, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan 3 Department of Biochemistry and Integrative Medical Biology, School of Medicine, Keio U...