Psoriatic lesions are characterized by higher bacterial load and imbalance between Cutibacterium and Corynebacterium

Background Several studies have found that the microbiota of psoriatic lesions is different from that of healthy skin. Objective To characterize the microbiota of lesional and unaffected skin in patients with psoriasis and controls and investigate the correlation between cutaneous microbiota and clinical features of psoriasis. Methods Using quantitative polymerase chain reaction and 16S rRNA sequencing, we assayed the profiles of cutaneous...