Skin microbial age-predictive model

Skin microbial age-predictive model predicts age group classification in humans (AUC = 0.97).

“Finally, we developed a predictive model using four key microbial markers-Lactarius (fungus), Chryseobacterium, Gordonia, and Psychrobacter-that showed good performance in age-group classification (AUC = 0.97).”

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Dynamic shifts in cutaneous bacterial and fungal communities throughout human aging: a pilot study

BMC microbiology·30 Jun 2026