Sentences with phrase «skin microbe diversity»
«Skin microbe diversity can vary with forest type and habitat in Brazilian frogs: A leaf - litter frog has twice the bacterial richness in continuous forest than in fragments.»
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The diversity of microbes on the skin of frog species in Brazil's Atlantic Forest can vary with habitat.
The diversity of microbes on the skin of frog species in Brazil's Atlantic Forest can vary with habitat, according to a study published July 5, 2017 in the open - access journal PLOS ONE by Ananda Brito de Assis from University of São Paulo, Brazil, and colleagues.
Our skin in particular contains an enormous diversity of microbes, with about 1000 different species of bacteria including the Propionibacteria that play a role in teenage acne, Corynebacteria that can cause diptheria, Staphylococci that are frequent causes of skin infections, and Lactobacillus, which is commonly used as a probiotic supplement.
This internal ecosystem living on your skin tongue, and throughout your gut needs to be kept in balance — enough diversity, and the right mix of microbes — in order to fight disease, digest food, and prevent obesity.
They found that while the absolute number of microbes on the skin remained unchanged, the population diversity shifts in animals treated with a C5aR inhibitor compared to those who were not, with some groups of organisms increasing in abundance and others petering out.