Staphylococcal responses to antimicrobial skin lipids
Antimicrobial lipids on skin are proposed to form a barrier against microbial colonisation. Skin lipids, such as unsaturated fatty acids and sphingosines, cause membrane permeabilisation and/or proton motive force disruption . These lipids may be crucial in determining the diversity and degree of st...
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University of Liverpool
2014
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