Host-Specific Evolutionary and Transmission Dynamics Shape the Functional Diversification of Staphylococcus epidermidis in Human Skin
Wei Zhou, Michelle Spoto, Rachel Hardy, Changhui Guan, Elizabeth Fleming, Peter J. Larson, Joseph S. Brown, Julia Oh
Topics & Concepts
BiologyHorizontal gene transferStaphylococcus epidermidisMicrobiomeMetagenomicsVirulenceEvolutionary biologyGeneticsPopulationHuman microbiomeExperimental evolutionGeneMicrobiologyPhylogeneticsStaphylococcus aureusBacteriaSociologyDemographyDermatology and Skin DiseasesEvolution and Genetic DynamicsGut microbiota and health