Recent research has begun to document how skin commensals interact with one another, with pathogenic microbes, and with human cells. Staphylococcus epidermidis secrete antimicrobial substances that ...

Useful for an initial discussion about bacteria on the skin which could lead to reasons ... This could be linked to a PSHE lesson where children make posters to encourage their peers to wash ...

From babyhood to adulthood, the bacteria and fungi on your skin help train your immune system—but when that balance tips, chronic inflammation can follow. This new review reveals how and why.

Useful for an initial discussion about bacteria on the skin which could lead to reasons ... This could be linked to a PSHE lesson where children make posters to encourage their peers to wash ...