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Crosstalk between skin microbiota and immune system in health and disease

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The US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases hosted a two-day virtual workshop on skin microbial communities and their interactions with the host immune system in health and disease. The aim of the workshop was to evaluate the current state of knowledge in the field and identify gaps, challenges, and future directions.

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Fig. 1: The skin microbial kingdom.

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We thank the invited speakers, and participants for their expertise and insights on crosstalk between skin microbiota and host immune systems in health and disease. We thank W. Leitner and A. Augustine for editing this manuscript.

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    Qian Liu, Ryan Ranallo, Carmen Rios & Kyung Moon

  2. Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Elizabeth A. Grice

  3. Department of Dermatology, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA

    Richard L. Gallo

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Liu, Q., Ranallo, R., Rios, C. et al. Crosstalk between skin microbiota and immune system in health and disease. Nat Immunol 24, 895–898 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41590-023-01500-6

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