Simultaneous skin biome and keratinocyte genomic capture reveals microbiome differences by depth of sampling.
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SUBMITTER: Stevens ML
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7572476 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec
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Simultaneous skin biome and keratinocyte genomic capture reveals microbiome differences by depth of sampling.
Stevens Mariana L ML Gonzalez Tammy T Schauberger Eric E Baatyrbek Kyzy Asel A Andersen Heidi H Spagna Daniel D Kalra Mehak K MK Martin Lisa J LJ Haslam David D Herr Andrew B AB Biagini Myers Jocelyn M JM Khurana Hershey Gurjit K GK
The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology 20200419 6
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