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Scabies Mites Alter the Skin Microbiome and Promote Growth of Opportunistic Pathogens in a Porcine Model

BACKGROUND: The resident skin microbiota plays an important role in restricting pathogenic bacteria, thereby protecting the host. Scabies mites (Sarcoptes scabiei) are thought to promote bacterial infections by breaching the skin barrier and excreting molecules that inhibit host innate immune respon...

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Autores principales: Swe, Pearl M., Zakrzewski, Martha, Kelly, Andrew, Krause, Lutz, Fischer, Katja
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4038468/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24875186
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002897