Bacteria Display Differential Growth and Adhesion Characteristics on Human Hair Shafts

Bacteria Display Differential Growth and Adhesion Characteristics on Human Hair Shafts

Apart from the skin surface, hair represents a significant tissue component with a capacity of bacterial interactions. New information can be obtained about hair function through the characterization of bacterial adherence, colonization, and responses to hair shafts per se. In this proof-of-principl...

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Main Authors: Swat Kim Kerk, Hui Ying Lai, Siu Kwan Sze, Kee Woei Ng, Artur Schmidtchen, Sunil S. Adav
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
hair shaft
S. aureus
S. epidermidis
P. aeruginosa
E. coli
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.02145/full

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