Our skin is the interface between us and our environment–a flexible barrier that has evolved
for protection, immunity, regulation and sensation. Once regarded as inert, we now know …

Sphingolipids are a class of membrane lipids that serve as vital structural and signaling
bioactive molecules in organisms ranging from yeast to animals. Recent studies have …

Paenibacillus polymyxa is a plant growth‐promoting rhizobacterium that has immense
potential to be used as an environmentally friendly replacement of chemical fertilizers and …

The present study was aimed at isolating endophytic fungi from the Asian culinary and
medicinal plant Lilium davidii and analyzing its antifungal and plant growth‐promoting …

The skin is the largest and the most exposed organ in the body and its defense is regulated
at several anatomical levels. Here, we explore how skin layers, including the epidermis …

Commiphora gileadensis (CG) is a small tree distributed throughout the Middle East. It was
traditionally used in perfumes in countries in this area. In Saudi Arabia, it was used to treat …

Purpose We aimed to investigate epidermal lipid profiles and their association with skin
microbiome compositions in children with atopic dermatitis (AD). Methods Specimens were …

Expansion microscopy (ExM) enables super-resolution imaging of proteins and nucleic
acids on conventional microscopes. However, imaging of details of the organization of lipid …

Sphingolipids are constituents of the cell membrane that perform various tasks as structural
elements and signaling molecules, in addition to regulating many important cellular …

Technological advances have largely driven the revolution in our understanding of the
structure and function of microbial communities. Culturing, long the primary tool to probe …