A novel high-resolution single locus sequence typing scheme for mixed populations of Propionibacterium acnes in vivo.

The Gram-positive anaerobic bacterium Propionibacterium acnes is a prevalent member of the normal skin microbiota of human adults. In addition to its suspected role in acne vulgaris it is involved in a variety of opportunistic infections. Multi-locus sequence-typing (MLST) schemes identified distinc...

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Main Authors: Christian F P Scholz, Anders Jensen, Hans B Lomholt, Holger Brüggemann, Mogens Kilian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4128656?pdf=render