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Trial reportScientific reports2021

Structural aspects of lesional and non-lesional skin microbiota reveal key community changes in leprosy patients from India.

Nitin Bayal, Sunil Nagpal, Mohammed Monzoorul Haque, Milind S Patole, Yogesh Shouche, Shekhar C Mande, Sharmila S Mande

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Trial report in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Nitin Bayal *National Centre for Cell Science, NCCS Complex, Pune, India.
Sunil Nagpal *BioSciences R&D, TCS Research, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd, Pune, India.
Mohammed Monzoorul HaqueBioSciences R&D, TCS Research, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd, Pune, India.
Milind S PatoleNational Centre for Microbial Resources, NCCS, Pune, India.
Yogesh ShoucheNational Centre for Microbial Resources, NCCS, Pune, India.
Shekhar C MandeNational Centre for Cell Science, NCCS Complex, Pune, India. shekhar@csir.res.in.
Sharmila S MandeBioSciences R&D, TCS Research, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd, Pune, India. sharmila.mande@tcs.com.
National Centre for Cell Science · INTata Consultancy Services (India) · INCouncil of Scientific and Industrial Research · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although skin is the primary affected organ in Leprosy, the role of the skin microbiome in its pathogenesis is not well understood. Recent reports have shown that skin of leprosy patients (LP) harbours perturbed microbiota which grants inflammation and disease progression. Herein, we present the results of nested Polymerase Chain Reaction-Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis (PCR-DGGE) which was initially performed for investigating the diversity of bacterial communities from lesional skin (LS) and non-lesional skin (NLS) sites of LP (n = 11). Further, we performed comprehensive analysis of 16S rRNA profiles corresponding to skin samples from participants (n = 90) located in two geographical locations i.e. Hyderabad and Miraj in India. The genus Staphylococcus was observed to be one of the representative bacteria characterizing healthy controls (HC; n = 30), which in contrast was underrepresented in skin microbiota of LP. Taxa affiliated to phyla Firmicutes and Proteobacteria were found to be signatures of HC and LS, respectively. Observed diversity level changes, shifts in core microbiota, and community network structure support the evident dysbiosis in normal skin microbiota due to leprosy. Insights obtained indicate the need for exploring skin microbiota modulation as a potential therapeutic option for leprosy.

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BacteriaLeprosyFemaleHumansIndiaMaleMicrobiotaPolymerase Chain ReactionRNA, BacterialRNA, Ribosomal, 16SRNA, BacterialRNA, Ribosomal, 16S

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PMID33558598
PMCPMC7870967
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