Distribution of bacteria in the epidermal layers and hair follicles of the human skin

Skin Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 305-311

  Lange Asschenfeldt, B ^a   Marenbach, D ^a   Lang, C ^b   Patzelt, A ^a   Ulrich, M ^a   Maltusch, A ^a   Terhorst, D ^a   Stockfleth, E ^a   Sterry, W ^a   Lademann, J ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Organobalance GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Corneocytes; Hair follicle; Tape stripping

Indexed keywords

CYANOACRYLATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDERMIS; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MICROCOCCACEAE; MOISTURE; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEBUM; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN FLORA; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SKIN WATER LOSS; STRATUM CORNEUM;

ADULT; BACTERIA; BODY WATER; EPIDERMIS; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 79960249836     PISSN: 16605527     EISSN: 16605535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000328728     Document Type: Article

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