title: S. epidermidis influence on host immunity: more than skin deep.
abstract: The mammalian immune system communicates with skin-resident microbes, and some of these microbes provide benefits to the host. In a recent paper in Nature, Naik et al. (2015) provide evidence that the murine epidermis permits S. epidermidis, a skin-specific bacterium, to shape the immune response.
authors: Department of Dermatology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA. Electronic address: rgallo@ucsd.edu.
authors: Richard L
authors: RL
authors: Gallo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018414:CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D003713:Dendritic Cells / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D012867:Skin / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D013559:Symbiosis / Q000276:immunology*