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    Novel methodologies for host-microbe interactions and microbiome-targeted therapeutics in 3D organotypic skin models

    Following descriptive studies on skin microbiota in health and disease, mechanistic studies on the interplay between skin and microbes are on the rise, for which experimental models are in great demand. Here, ...

    Gijs Rikken, Luca D. Meesters, Patrick A. M. Jansen, Diana Rodijk-Olthuis in Microbiome (2023)

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    A generic workflow for Single Locus Sequence Ty** (SLST) design and subspecies characterization of microbiota

    We present TaxPhlAn, a new method and bioinformatics pipeline for design and analysis of single-locus sequence ty** (SLST) markers to type and profile bacteria beyond the species-level in a complex microbial...

    Thomas H. A. Ederveen, Jos P. H. Smits, Karima Hajo in Scientific Reports (2019)

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    Immortalized N/TERT keratinocytes as an alternative cell source in 3D human epidermal models

    The strong societal urge to reduce the use of experimental animals, and the biological differences between rodent and human skin, have led to the development of alternative models for healthy and diseased huma...

    Jos P. H. Smits, Hanna Niehues, Gijs Rikken in Scientific Reports (2017)