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ArticleScience translational medicine2019

Quorum sensing between bacterial species on the skin protects against epidermal injury in atopic dermatitis.

Michael R Williams, Stephen K Costa, Livia S Zaramela, Shadi Khalil, Daniel A Todd, Heather L Winter, James A Sanford, Alan M O'Neill, Marc C Liggins, Teruaki Nakatsuji and 5 more

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Article in Science translational medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 156 papers.

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156citing papers in PubMed
29.3field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

156 citing papers in PubMed, 277 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. Dysbiosis in the Pathogenesis of Atopic Dermatitis.The Journal of dermatology · 2026
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  10. Atopic Dermatitis-like mouse model using early inoculation of patient-derivedJID innovations : skin science from molecules to population health · 2026
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  12. Microbiology spectrum · 2026
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  14. Bacterial and fungal co-colonization altersFrontiers in microbiology · 2026
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  18. Skin and gut microbiome in atopic dermatitis: Mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities.Pediatric allergy and immunology : official publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology · 2025
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  20. Journal of bacteriology · 2025
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96 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Michael R WilliamsDepartment of Dermatology, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA 92093, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1523-6353
Stephen K CostaDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH 03755, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6480-7725
Livia S ZaramelaDepartment of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA 92093, USA.
Shadi KhalilDepartment of Dermatology, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA 92093, USA.
Daniel A ToddDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC 27402-6170, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2199-1029
Heather L WinterDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC 27402-6170, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5473-0936
James A SanfordDepartment of Dermatology, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA 92093, USA.
Alan M O'NeillDepartment of Dermatology, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA 92093, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5892-6477
Marc C LigginsDepartment of Dermatology, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA 92093, USA.
Teruaki NakatsujiDepartment of Dermatology, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA 92093, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6187-2991
Nadja B CechDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC 27402-6170, USA.
Ambrose L CheungDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH 03755, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5120-3949
Karsten ZenglerDepartment of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA 92093, USA.
Alexander R HorswillDepartment of Veterans Affairs Denver Health Care System, Denver, CO 80045, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5568-0096
Richard L GalloDepartment of Dermatology, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA 92093, USA. rgallo@ucsd.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-1401-7861
University of California San Diego · USUniversity of North Carolina at Greensboro · USDartmouth College · USVA Eastern Colorado Health Care System · US

Funding

Targeted Microbiome Transplant in Atopic DermatitisU19AI117673 · NIAID · NATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH · PI LEUNG, DONALD YM · 2015 to 2019
$30.6M
UCSD/SDSU IRACDAK12GM068524 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI TREJO, JOANN · 2003 to 2025
$24.4M
Cathelicidin in Skin ImmunityR37AI052453 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI Richard L Gallo, Victor Nizet · 2019 to 2026
$4.6M
Conflict and Cooperation between AMP Species on the skinR01AR076082 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI GALLO, RICHARD L, NAKATSUJI, TERUAKI · 2019 to 2023
$2.3M
Skin Barrier and the MicrobiomeR01AR064781 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI GALLO, RICHARD L, HATA, TISSA R · 2014 to 2018
$1.8M
Skin barrier function and the microbiomeR01AI116576 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI GALLO, RICHARD L, NAKATSUJI, TERUAKI · 2015 to 2019
$1.7M
UCSD Dermatologist Investigator Training ProgramT32AR062496 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI GALLO, RICHARD L · 2012 to 2016
$982k
Impact of commensal cross-talk on MRSA colonization and infectionR21AI133089 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI HORSWILL, ALEXANDER R · 2018 to 2019
$432k
Quorum Sensing Dependent Interactions with Biofilms and Innate Immunity DefensesI01BX002711 · VA · VA EASTERN COLORADO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM · PI ALEXANDER R HORSWILL · 2015 to 2026
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Colonization of the skin by

Indexed as

Quorum SensingAnimalsBacteriaBacterial ToxinsCoagulaseDermatitis, AtopicEpidermisHomeostasisHumansInflammationKeratinocytesMaleMice, Inbred C57BLPeptide HydrolasesPeptidesStaphylococcusBacterial ToxinsCoagulasePeptide HydrolasesPeptidesstaphylococcal delta toxin

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PMID31043573
PMCPMC7106486
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