Patent ID: 11926876
Assignee: PRODERMIQ, INC.
Field: Biotechnology (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C  G  Y | IPC C  G

Claim 0:
1. A method for characterizing a skin disease or disorder of an individual who provides a skin microbiome, comprising:
(a) generating a skin sequence profile comprising a set of nucleotide sequences of nucleic acids of said skin microbiome associated with a skin sample of said individual;
(b) generating a skin metabolome profile of metabolites of said skin sample, wherein said skin metabolome profile comprises a member selected from the group consisting of a cellular growth rate associated with said skin microbiome, a nutrient uptake rate associated with said skin microbiome, and a byproduct secretion rate associated with said skin microbiome;
(c) comparing said skin sequence profile and said skin metabolome profile to a reference skin profile thereby generating a comparison result, wherein said reference skin profile comprises a reference skin microbiome profile and a reference skin metabolome profile, wherein said reference skin profile is generated at least in part on skin microbiome data and skin metabolome data from a first population of individuals who have said skin disease or disorder or a second population of individuals who do not have said skin disease or disorder; and
(d) generating a characterization of said skin disease or disorder of said individual based at least in part on said comparison result.