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Comparative genomics reveals distinct host-interacting traits of three major human-associated propionibacteria
22 Sept 2013
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BACKGROUND: Propionibacteria are part of the human microbiota. Many studies have addressed the predominant colonizer of sebaceous follicles of the skin, Propionibacterium acnes, and investigated its association with the skin disorder acne vulgaris, and lately with prostate cancer. Much less is known about two other propionibacterial species frequently found on human tissue sites, Propionibacterium granulosum and...
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