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Skin flora, also called skin microbiota, refers to microbiota (communities of microorganisms) that reside on the skin, typically human skin. Many of them are bacteria of which there are around 1,000 species upon human skin from nineteen phyla. [1] [2] Most are found in the superficial layers of the epidermis and the upper parts of hair follicles.
Skin Bacillus spp Skin Candida albicans: Skin Candida parapsilosis: Skin Corynebacterium parvum: Skin Corynebacterium spp Skin Cutibacterium acnes: Skin Demodex folliculorum: Skin Enterobacter cloacae: Skin Epidermophyton floccosum: Skin Malassezia ovale: Skin Micrococcus luteus: Skin Micrococcus spp Skin Mycobacterium spp Skin Neisseria spp ...
It is part of the skin flora of humans, [3] and its largest populations are usually found at the axillae, perineum, and inguinal areas. [4] S. haemolyticus also colonizes primates and domestic animals. [4] It is a well-known opportunistic pathogen, and is the second-most frequently isolated CoNS (S. epidermidis is the first). [5]
The species is largely commensal and part of the skin flora present on most healthy adult humans' skin. [8] It is usually just barely detectable on the skin of healthy preadolescents. It lives, among other things, primarily on fatty acids in sebum secreted by sebaceous glands in the follicles. It may also be found throughout the ...
On rare occasions, though, a more serious issue like cancer is at play. ... The armpit’s naturally dark, damp environment encourages overgrowth of normal skin flora, creating an ideal setting ...
Commensal S. epidermidis is an essential part of a healthy skin microbiota. It contributes through supporting a healthy skin barrier, healing cuts of the skin, protecting the skin microbiota from colonization of skin pathogens, and acting as an immune system modulator. [7] Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm on titanium substrate
Corynebacterium striatum is a bacterium that is a member of the Corynebacterium genus. [1] It is classified as non-diphtheritic. [2]The bacterium is a gram-positive prokaryote that assumes a 'club-like' morphology, more formally known as a corynebacteria structure.
Malassezia furfur is a fungus that lives on the superficial layers of the dermis.It generally exists as a commensal organism forming a natural part of the human skin microbiota, but it can gain pathogenic capabilities when morphing from a yeast to a hyphal form during its life cycle, through unknown molecular changes. [2]