Defining Moment for the Skin Microbiome: Interpreting Expressions and Misconceptions

If the skin is viewed as an ecological landscape, it can be divided into roughly three different regions with unique environmental characteristics: dry, moist and sebaceous regions.
If the skin is viewed as an ecological landscape, it can be divided into roughly three different regions with unique environmental characteristics: dry, moist and sebaceous regions.
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The term microbiome was first conceived approximately 22 years ago by Nobel Laureate Joshua Lederberg, Ph.D., who had a storied career as a research microbiologist. Since then, the use of this term has flourished across multiple disciplines and industries. But what is the precise definition of this cross-disciplinary term? It has also spawned an entire vocabulary unto its own with expressions such as microbiota, dysbiosis, biodiversity and biogeography.

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