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Elizabeth C. Townsend

University of Wisconsin–MadisonORCID 0000-0002-8539-6336Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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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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Caitlin M. Carlson· 1 shared Cameron R. CurrieiD· 1 shared David R. AndesiD· 1 shared Hanxiao Wan· 1 shared Isabelle Ludwikoski· 1 shared Jordana Ferro· 1 shared Joseph A. SardinaiD· 1 shared JZ Alex CheongiD· 1 shared

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MicrobiologyNature CommunicationsPeer-reviewedMay 25, 2026

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

Uyen Thy Nguyen, Rauf Salamzade, Shelby Sandstrom…·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.

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