Population genomics of skin Staphylococcus reveals disease-associated restructuring of species and strain diversity
Wei Zhou, Aaron Y. Koh, Morgan M. Severn, Elizabeth S. Aiken, Ryan Caldwell, Zoe Scholar, Nan Guo Ring, Leonard M. Milstone, Julia Oh
This study sequenced 2,920 skin Staphylococcus isolates to show disease selects species-level traits while reshaping strain populations and their functional diversity within hosts.
bioRxiv · Apr 29, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology