Cutaneous Surgical Wounds Have Distinct Microbiomes from Intact Skin
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Author(s)
Gupta, Sameer
Poret, Alexandra J
Hashemi, David
Eseonu, Amarachi
Yu, Sherry H
D'Gama, Jonathan
Neel, Victor A
Lieberman, Tami D
Date Issued
February 14, 2023
Journal
Microbiology Spectrum
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
Citation
Gupta, Sameer, Poret, Alexandra J, Hashemi, David, Eseonu, Amarachi, Yu, Sherry H et al. 2023. "Cutaneous Surgical Wounds Have Distinct Microbiomes from Intact Skin." Microbiology Spectrum, 11 (1).
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Abstract
Commensal bacteria on skin may limit the ability of pathogenic bacteria to cause clinically significant infections. The bacteria on healing acute wounds, which might provide such a protective effect, have not been described using culture-independent approaches in the absence of antibiotics.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
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https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.03300-22
