A new method for extracting skin microbes allows metagenomic analysis of whole-deep skin.

In the last decade, an extensive effort has been made to characterize the human microbiota, due to its clinical and economic interests. However, a metagenomic approach to the skin microbiota is hampered by the high proportion of host DNA that is recovered. In contrast with the burgeoning field of gu...

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Main Authors: Marc Garcia-Garcerà, Koldo Garcia-Etxebarria, Mireia Coscollà, Amparo Latorre, Francesc Calafell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24073227/?tool=EBI