Survey of the Facial Bacteriome
Study Description
“Survey of the Facial Bacteriome”
The microbiome can affect skin health from the gut-skin axis, from environmental exposure, and topical treatments. Decreasing biodiversity of skin microbiota has been linked to inflammatory conditions, allergies, and skin health. This cross sectional study will be used to survey healthy volunteers and measure the density and diversity of skin flora of varying skin types. The aim of this study is to identify associations between the skin flora and characteristics of healthy skin types.
Location
Methods
No pharmaceutical medication involved
Patients and healthy individuals accepted
fluorescence imaging with 405nm light
Each group will have images taken with an Health Canada approved device to capture images under white light and 405nm fluorescence with an mCherry filter. These images will not be used for diagnostics and will be analyzed for features which correlate to identified microbes from 16S RNA analysis and traditional microbiological technique. Groups are self identified by participants in order to capture a diverse population.
Additional Information
Official Study Title
Survey of Diversity and Density on the Facial Bacteriome of Different Skin Types
Clinical Trial ID
NCT04180748
ParticipAid ID
aQWD7d
