Comparative analysis of skin microbiome of patients with filarial lymphedema and healthy individuals

Sowmiya Manavalan; Devu Pradeep; Danapriyaa Dharmalingam; Janani Semalaiyappan; Thamizhpraba Sivarasan; Shakila Venkatesan; Sankari Thirumal; Vijesh Sreedhar Kuttiatt

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0325380

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Comparative analysis of skin microbiome of patients with filarial lymphedema and healthy individuals

Sowmiya Manavalan,

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Unit of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, ICMR-Vector Control Research Centre (VCRC), Puducherry, India
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Devu Pradeep,

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Unit of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, ICMR-Vector Control Research Centre (VCRC), Puducherry, India
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Danapriyaa Dharmalingam,

Roles Formal analysis, Software, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Unit of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, ICMR-Vector Control Research Centre (VCRC), Puducherry, India
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Janani Semalaiyappan,

Roles Formal analysis, Software, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Unit of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, ICMR-Vector Control Research Centre (VCRC), Puducherry, India
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Thamizhpraba Sivarasan,

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Unit of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, ICMR-Vector Control Research Centre (VCRC), Puducherry, India
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Shakila Venkatesan,

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Unit of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, ICMR-Vector Control Research Centre (VCRC), Puducherry, India
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Sankari Thirumal,

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Unit of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, ICMR-Vector Control Research Centre (VCRC), Puducherry, India
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Vijesh Sreedhar Kuttiatt

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: vijeshvcrc.icmr@gmail.com

Affiliation Unit of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, ICMR-Vector Control Research Centre (VCRC), Puducherry, India

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8435-218X

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Comparative analysis of skin microbiome of patients with filarial lymphedema and healthy individuals

Sowmiya Manavalan,
Devu Pradeep,
Danapriyaa Dharmalingam,
Janani Semalaiyappan,
Thamizhpraba Sivarasan,
Shakila Venkatesan,
Sankari Thirumal,
Vijesh Sreedhar Kuttiatt

Published: July 2, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0325380

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