TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of Solar Radiation on Skin Microbiome
T2 - Study of Two Populations
AU - Harel, Nurit
AU - Reshef, Leah
AU - Biran, Dvora
AU - Brenner, Sarah
AU - Ron, Eliora Z.
AU - Gophna, Uri
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 by the authors.
PY - 2022/8
Y1 - 2022/8
N2 - Here, we examined the skin microbiome of two groups of healthy volunteers living on the Mediterranean coast with different exposures to sun radiation. One group, exposed to the sun in the summer, was compared with a group covered with clothing throughout the year. The seasonal effects on the skin microbiome of three body sites were determined before and after summer. Surprisingly, at the phyla level, there were no significant differences in microbiome diversity between the groups. Furthermore, within each group, there were no significant seasonal differences in high-abundance species at any of the sampling sites. These results suggest that the skin microbiome, developed over years, remains stable even after several months of exposure to summer weather, direct sunlight and humidity. However, in the group exposed to the sun during the summer months, there were significant differences in low-abundance species in sun-exposed areas of the skin (the inner and outer arm). These subtle changes in low-abundance species are interesting, and their effect on skin physiology should be studied further.
AB - Here, we examined the skin microbiome of two groups of healthy volunteers living on the Mediterranean coast with different exposures to sun radiation. One group, exposed to the sun in the summer, was compared with a group covered with clothing throughout the year. The seasonal effects on the skin microbiome of three body sites were determined before and after summer. Surprisingly, at the phyla level, there were no significant differences in microbiome diversity between the groups. Furthermore, within each group, there were no significant seasonal differences in high-abundance species at any of the sampling sites. These results suggest that the skin microbiome, developed over years, remains stable even after several months of exposure to summer weather, direct sunlight and humidity. However, in the group exposed to the sun during the summer months, there were significant differences in low-abundance species in sun-exposed areas of the skin (the inner and outer arm). These subtle changes in low-abundance species are interesting, and their effect on skin physiology should be studied further.
KW - human microbiome
KW - skin microbiome
KW - sun radiation
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85137352813&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3390/microorganisms10081523
DO - 10.3390/microorganisms10081523
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C2 - 36013941
AN - SCOPUS:85137352813
SN - 2076-2607
VL - 10
JO - Microorganisms
JF - Microorganisms
IS - 8
M1 - 1523
ER -