Propionibacterium acnes - friend or foe?

Abstract excerpt

Propionibacterium acnes is frequently referred to as a strictly anaerobic skin commensal of low pathogenicity, a description which is misleading. The bacterium is like Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, demonstrating both beneficial and harmful effects which are host- and possibly strain-dependent. Although the pilosebaceous follicles of the face and upper trunk are the major habitat of P. acnes, significant populations also...

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• Acne and Rosacea Treatments and Effects
• Oral Health Pathology and Treatment
• Oral microbiology and periodontitis research

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de7ffffc-b6c8-50e3-9f88-142bbfd0c806

DOI

10.1097/00013542-199407000-00003