Two-for-one: Dual host-microbe functions of S. epidermidis Sph

Mary Hannah Swaney; Lindsay R Kalan

doi:10.1016/j.chom.2022.02.011

Two-for-one: Dual host-microbe functions of S. epidermidis Sph

Cell Host Microbe. 2022 Mar 9;30(3):279-280. doi: 10.1016/j.chom.2022.02.011.

Authors

Mary Hannah Swaney¹, Lindsay R Kalan²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA.
² Department of Medicine, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA. Electronic address: lkalan@wisc.edu.

PMID: 35271798
DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2022.02.011

Abstract

The skin microbiome is essential for skin function, yet the mechanisms responsible are only beginning to be uncovered. In this issue of Cell Host & Microbe, Zheng et al. demonstrate that a Staphylococcus epidermidis sphingomyelinase has a mutually beneficial role in supporting the skin barrier and promoting S. epidermidis colonization.

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MeSH terms

Microbiota*
Skin
Staphylococcus epidermidis*