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Jordana Ferro

Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research

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Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1

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Large-scale investigation for antimicrobial activity reveals novel defensive species across the healthy skin microbiome

Uyen Thy Nguyen, Rauf Salamzade, Shelby Sandstrom, Mary Hannah Swaney, Elizabeth C. Townsend, Sherrie Y. Wu, JZ Alex Cheong, Joseph A. Sardina, Isabelle Ludwikoski, M.L. Rybolt, Hanxiao Wan, Caitlin M. Carlson, Jordana Ferro, Owen D. McArthur, Won Se Suh, , Lindsay Kalan

The paper investigates antimicrobial activity in the skin microbiome, identifies novel defensive species, and highlights dry skin sites as rich sources of bioactive metabolites.

Nature Communications · May 25, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology