Shift in skin microbiota of Western European women across aging

The objective of our study was to compare the microbiota diversity between two different age groups of Western European women.Skin-swab samples were collected directly on the forehead of 34 healthy Western European women: 17 younger (21-31 years old) and 17 older individuals (54-69 years old). Bacterial communities were evaluated using the 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Data revealed a higher alpha diversity on the skin of older individuals compared...