Structural aspects of lesional and non-lesional skin microbiota reveal key community changes in leprosy patients from India

Abstract Although skin is the primary affected organ in Leprosy, the role of the skin microbiome in its pathogenesis is not well understood. Recent reports have shown that skin of leprosy patients (LP) harbours perturbed microbiota which grants inflammation and disease progression. Herein, we presen...

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Main Authors: Nitin Bayal, Sunil Nagpal, Mohammed Monzoorul Haque, Milind S. Patole, Yogesh Shouche, Shekhar C. Mande, Sharmila S. Mande
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-80533-5