Species and strain diversity in Staphylococcus drive divergent host responses in human skin
Ruoyu Yang, Morgan M. Severn, Elizabeth S. Aiken, Wei Zhou, Anita Yvonne Voigt, Gabrielle Walker, Aaron Y. Koh, Minghao Gong, Maheshwor Thapa, Shuzhao Li, Leonard M. Milstone, Julia Oh
The paper profiles skin responses to 187 Staphylococcus strains across seven species in a human skin model, revealing strain-level diversity in host immune and barrier responses.
bioRxiv · Apr 30, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology