Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Induces a Transmissible Dysbiotic Skin Microbiota that Promotes Skin Inflammation (Cell Host & Microbe)

The role of skin commensal microbes in dermal cellular responses is largely unknown. Gimblet et al. investigate the role of the skin microbiota during cutaneous leishmaniasis. Leishmania infection creates a dysbiotic skin microbiota that is transmissible to naive skin. Additionally, dysbiosis prior to infection or injury exacerbates skin inflammation.