Skin bacteria could protect against disease

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“…the most common bacteria on human skin secrete a protein which protects us from the reactive oxygen species thought to contribute to several skin diseases.”

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Maria Allhorn, Sabine Arve, Holger Brüggemann, Rolf Lood. A novel enzyme with antioxidant capacity produced by the ubiquitous skin colonizer Propionibacterium acnes. Scientific Reports, 2016; 6: 36412 DOI: 10.1038/srep36412

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