Strain-Level Differences in Porphyrin Production and Regulation in <named-content content-type="genus-species">Propionibacterium acnes</named-content> Elucidate Disease Associations

Strain-Level Differences in Porphyrin Production and Regulation in <named-content content-type="genus-species">Propionibacterium acnes</named-content> Elucidate Disease Associations

ABSTRACT Propionibacterium acnes is an important skin commensal, but it is also considered a pathogenic factor in several diseases including acne vulgaris, the most common skin disease. While previous studies have revealed P. acnes strain-level differences in health and disease associations, the und...

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Main Authors: Tremylla Johnson, Dezhi Kang, Emma Barnard, Huiying Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2016-02-01
Series:mSphere
Subjects:
porphyrin
vitamin B12
Propionibacterium acnes
strain
acne
5-aminolevulinic acid
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSphere.00023-15

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