Skin microbiota variation in Indian families.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In India, joint families often encompass members spanning multiple generations cohabiting in the same household, thereby sharing the same ethnicity, genetics, dietary habits, lifestyles, and other living conditions. Such an extended family provides a unique opportunity to evaluate the effect of genetics and other confounding factors like geographical location, diet and age on the skin microbiota within and between families across three generations.

Methods

The present study involved seventy-two individuals from fifteen families from two geographical regions of Maharashtra, India. The 16S rRNA sequencing of V3-V4 regions was performed and the generated taxonomic profiles were used for downstream analysis.

Results

Our study highlights a significant difference

SUBMITTER: Potbhare R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11874944 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature