Bacteria in the ocean can significantly alter your skin microbiome after a short swim

A small but striking study has found that a short swim in the ocean can dramatically alter the composition of a person's skin microbiome for at least 24 hours. It is unclear what the implications of these microbiome changes are but the researchers hypothesize the alterations could leave a person more susceptible to infection.

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Category: Health & Wellbeing

Tags:

• Bacteria
• Microbiome
• Ocean
• Swimming

from New Atlas (Gizmag) http://bit.ly/2IKj8Qp