A culture-based approach to study ecological interactions among the microbial species of the human scalp.
S. Bhattacharya, T. Roth, S. Costa, A. Santoro, W. Mazza, K. Coyte, C. Clavaud, K. Foster, W. Kim
This study develops an in vitro model to examine ecological interactions among three scalp microbiota species, finding that S. epidermidis suppresses others, while C. acnes exploits M. restricta.
bioRxiv · Sep 7, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology