articleScience Translational MedicineFeb 22, 2017GREEN OA

Antimicrobials from human skin commensal bacteria protect against Staphylococcus aureus and are deficient in atopic dermatitis

TNTeruaki NakatsujiTHTiffany H. ChenSNSaisindhu NaralaKCKimberly ChunATAimee Two

University of California San Diego · University of Montana · +5 more institutions

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Abstract

These findings show how commensal skin bacteria protect against pathogens and demonstrate how dysbiosis of the skin microbiome can lead to disease.

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  • Staphylococcus aureus
  • Atopic dermatitis
  • Antimicrobial
  • Staphylococcal Skin Infections
  • Microbiology
  • Skin infection
  • Bacteria
  • Staphylococcus
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