Deciphering the Intracellular Fate of Propionibacterium acnes in Macrophages

Propionibacterium acnes is a Gram-positive bacterium that colonizes various niches of the human body, particularly the sebaceous follicles of the skin. Over the last years a role of this common skin bacterium as an opportunistic pathogen has been explored. Persistence of P. acnes in host tissue has...

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Main Authors: Natalie Fischer, Tim N. Mak, Debika Biswal Shinohara, Karen S. Sfanos, Thomas F. Meyer, Holger Brüggemann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/603046