Novel phages of healthy skin metaviromes from South Africa

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 8; no. 1; pp. 12265 - 13
• Main Authors: van Zyl, Leonardo Joaquim, Abrahams, Yoonus, Stander, Emily Amor, Kirby-McCollough, Bronwyn, Jourdain, Roland, Clavaud, Cécile, Breton, Lionel, Trindade, Marla
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 16.08.2018; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 45/23; 631/326/2565/2134; 631/326/325/2483; 631/326/432; 631/326/596/2142; Humanities and Social Sciences; multidisciplinary; Phages; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Skin; South Africa

Recent skin metagenomic studies have investigated the harbored viral diversity and its possible influence on healthy skin microbial populations, and tried to establish global patterns of skin-phage evolution. However, the detail associated with the phages that potentially play a role in skin health...