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Decrease in Diversity of Propionibacterium acnes Phylotypes in Patients with Severe Acne on the Back.
Acta dermato-venereologica - 7 Feb 2018
Dagnelie Marie-Ange, Corvec Stéphane, Saint-Jean Mélanie, Bourdès Valérie, Nguyen Jean-Michel, Khammari Amir, Dréno Brigitte
Abstract excerpt
Propionibacterium acnes, a major member of normal skin microbiota, is subdivided into 6 phylotypes: IA1, IA2, IB, IC, II and III. This study investigated P. acnes subgroups on the face and back in patients with severe acne and in healthy controls. In 71.4% of patients with severe acne, P. acnes phylotypes were identical on the face and back, whereas this was the case in only 45.5% of healthy controls. The healthy...
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