Article
The diversity and host interactions of Propionibacterium acnes bacteriophages on human skin.
The ISME journal - 1 Sept 2015
Liu Jared, Yan Riceley, Zhong Qiao, Ngo Sam, Bangayan Nathanael J, Nguyen Lin, Lui Timothy, Liu Minghsun, Erfe Marie C, Craft Noah, Tomida Shuta, Li Huiying
Abstract excerpt
The viral population, including bacteriophages, is an important component of the human microbiota, yet is poorly understood. We aim to determine whether bacteriophages modulate the composition of the bacterial populations, thus potentially playing a role in health or disease. We investigated the diversity and host interactions of the bacteriophages of Propionibacterium acnes, a major human skin commensal...
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