Ocean Swimming Alters Skin Microbiome, Increasing Vulnerability to Infection
Microbes plated from a seawater sample LAURA GóMEZ-CONSARNAU Swimming in the ocean alters the skin microbiome and may increase the likelihood of infection, according to research presented at ASM Microbe 2019, the annual meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. “Our data demonstrate for the first time that ocean water exposure can alter the…