Number of identified bacterial phyla in the human skin
| Value | 19 Unitless |
|---|---|
| Organism | Human Homo sapiens |
| Reference | Grice EA et al., Topographical and Temporal Diversity of the Human Skin Microbiome Science May 29, 2009 324: 1190-1192 p.1190 middle column top paragraphPubMed ID19478181 |
| Comments | Nineteen bacterial phyla were detected, but most sequences were assigned to four phyla: Actinobacteria (51.8%), Firmicutes (24.4%), Proteobacteria (16.5%), and Bacteroidetes (6.3%). |
| Entered by | eritema |
| ID | 107943 |