Propionibacterium acnes
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Propionibacterium acnes is a bacterium that is linked to the skin condition acne. A recent study of the bacterium genome has shown several genes that can generate enzymes for degrading skin and immunogenic proteins.
References
- New Scientist news (http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99996222)
- Propionibacteria (http://biology.kenyon.edu/Microbial_Biorealm/bacteria/gram-positive/Propionibacterium/propionibacteria.htm) (Kenyon College)