Birth and household exposures are associated with changes to skin bacterial communities during infancy
Our data suggest that factors related to the birth and household environment can impact the development of infant skin microbiomes and point to practices that may produce mismatches for the infant microbiome and immune system.
Authors
- Melissa B. Manus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3640-1781)
- Maya Inez Davis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1049-6276)
- Melissa K. Melby (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1766-5466)
- Maria Luisa Savo Sardaro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2258-9544)
- Emily S. Miller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9927-1043)
- Katherine Ryan Amato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2722-9414)
- Maria Gloria Domínguez-Bello (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8879-6159)
- Melissa R. Romoff
- Stephanie G. Torello
- Esther Ubadigbo
- Rebecca Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-8124-6529)
- O. A. Dada
Institutions
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
- Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CA)
- Northwestern University (US)
- Brown University (US)
- San Raffaele University of Rome (IT)
- The University of Texas at San Antonio (US)
- University of Delaware (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Evolution Medicine and Public Health
- Published
- 2024-09-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/emph/eoae023
- Primary Topic
- Dermatology and Skin Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00