Skin microbiota variation in Indian families
This study underscores the diversity and commonalities in skin microbiota composition within and between families. Our result suggests that geographical location is significantly associated with the genus composition of skin microbiota, which is quantitatively unique for a family and likely explained by co-habitation.
Authors
- Ameeta RaviKumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7088-0416)
- Richa Ashma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0099-9497)
- Renuka Potbhare (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3541-8151)
- Eveliina Munukka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1732-9075)
- Leo Lahti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5537-637X)
Institutions
- University of Turku (FI)
- Turku University Hospital (FI)
- Institute of Bioinformatics (IN)
- Savitribai Phule Pune University (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PeerJ
- Published
- 2025-02-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18881
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Dermatology and Skin Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.00