Decrease in Diversity of Propionibacterium acnes Phylotypes in Patients with Severe Acne on the Back

• Main Authors: Marie-Ange Dagnelie (Author), Stéphane Corvec (Author), Mélanie Saint-Jean (Author), Valérie Bourdès (Author), Jean-Michel Nguyen (Author), Amir Khammari (Author), Brigitte Dréno (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Medical Journals Sweden, 2017-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Propionibacterium acnes, a major member of normal skin microbiota, is subdivided into 6 phylotypes: IA1, IA2, IB, IC, II and III. This study investigated P. acnes subgroups on the face and back in patients with severe acne and in healthy controls. In 71.4% of patients with severe acne, P. acnes phyl...