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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Main Author: Moran, Josephine
Published: University of Liverpool 2014
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.666692