Microbial community profiles of genital and non-genital skin lesions from Ghana
Yaw Agyekum Boaitey, Alex Kwame Owusu-Ofori, Philipp P. Bosshard, Farhang F. Aghakhanian, Christopher M. Hennelly, Saki Raheem, Natasha Arora, Jonathan B. Parr, Pascale Gerbault
This study profiles bacterial communities in genital and non-genital skin ulcers from Ghana, finding similar diversity but distinct compositions, with genital lesions enriched in Gardnerella and non-genital lesions in Staphylococcus and others.
bioRxiv · Oct 8, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology