Yanomami skin microbiome complexity challenges prevailing concepts of healthy skin.
Juliana Durack, Yvette M. Piceno, Hoang Q. Vuong, Brian C. Fanelli, David A. Good, Nur A. Hasan, Manoj Dadlani, Larry Weiss, Julia Oh, Aleksandar David Kostic, Thomas Larry Dawson, Hortensia Caballero‐Arias, Rita R. Colwell
This study examines the Yanomami skin microbiome, revealing high microbial complexity and novel taxa that challenge the Western-centric view of a healthy skin microbiome.
Nature Communications · Jul 1, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology