Distinct cutaneous bacterial assemblages in a sampling of South American Amerindians and US residents

• Published in: The ISME Journal Vol. 7; no. 1; pp. 85 - 95
• Main Authors: Blaser, Martin J, Dominguez-Bello, Maria G, Contreras, Monica, Magris, Magda, Hidalgo, Glida, Estrada, Isidoro, Gao, Zhan, Clemente, Jose C, Costello, Elizabeth K, Knight, Rob
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.01.2013; Oxford University Press; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 631/158/670; 631/208/325; 631/326/2565/855; 692/700/478/174; Actinobacteria; Adult; Age; Bacteria; Bacteria - classification; Bacteria - genetics; Bacteria - isolation & purification; Biodiversity; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Body mass index; Colorado; Community composition; Developed countries; DNA, Bacterial - genetics; Ecology; Ethnic groups; Evolutionary Biology; Feces - parasitology; Female; Firmicutes; Forearm; Geography; Humans; Life Sciences; Male; Metagenome; Microbial Ecology; Microbial Genetics and Genomics; Microbiology; Middle Aged; New York; Original; original-article; Phylogeny; Propionibacterium; Propionibacterium - genetics; Propionibacterium - isolation & purification; Proteobacteria; Proteobacteria - genetics; Proteobacteria - isolation & purification; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S - genetics; rRNA 16S; Sampling; Skin; Skin - microbiology; Staphylococcus; Staphylococcus - genetics; Staphylococcus - isolation & purification; Venezuela; cutaneous; genetics; microbial diversity; microbiome; human

The human skin harbors complex bacterial communities. Prior studies showing high inter-individual variation focused on subjects from developed countries. We therefore compared cutaneous bacterial communities of Amerindians in the Venezuelan Amazon with subjects in the United States. Forearm skin spe...