TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Bacterial Colonizations and Infections of Skin and Soft Tissues A1 - Saavedra, Arturo P. A1 - Roh, Ellen K. A1 - Mikailov, Anar Y1 - 2023 N1 - T2 - Fitzpatrick’s Color Atlas and Synopsis of Clinical Dermatology, 9e AB - The human microbiome or microbiota represents diverse viral, bacterial, fungal, and other species that live on and within us. They are part of us and we are part of this complex ecosystem. The human body contains >10 times more microbial cells than human cells. The skin supports a range of microbial communities that live in distinct niches. Microbial colonization of skin is more dense in humid intertriginous and occluded sites such as axillae, anogenital regions, and webspaces of feet. An intact stratum corneum is the most important defense against the invasion of pathogenic microbes. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1199572100 ER -