Geographic Variation And Host Genetics Shape The Human Skin Microbiome

    May 2025
    Hoon Je Seong, Christopher Quince
    Studysummary In this research, geography was found to explain more variation in the human skin microbiome than skin type, while host genetics contributed unique microbial structures, highlighting their role in skin microbiome ecology through extensive genomic and metagenomic analyses in a diverse international cohort.
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