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[A comparison of biochemical and genetic classification of propionibacterium acnes strains isolated from skin lesions of patients with acne].
Medycyna doswiadczalna i mikrobiologia - 1 Jan 2012
Kasprowicz Andrzej, Owczarek Magdalena M, Miedzobrodzki Jacek, Białecka Anna
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INTRODUCTION: Propionibacterium acnes is dominating group of resident bacteria in skin biocenosis. These bacteria participate in autosterilisation of skin with the process of decomposition of triglycerides into free fatty acids and by keeping the pH of skin on the level 5.5. When the process goes...
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