Mechanisms and Implications of Bacterial Invasion across the Human Skin Barrier

ABSTRACT Atopic dermatitis (AD) is associated with a deficiency of skin lipids, increased populations of Staphylococcus aureus in the microbiome, and structural defects in the stratum corneum (SC), the outermost layer of human skin. However, the pathogenesis of AD is ambiguous, as it is unclear whet...

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Main Authors: Zachary W. Lipsky, Marisa Patsy, Cláudia N. H. Marques, Guy K. German
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2022-06-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.02744-21