1942
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.1942.01500070065005
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Bacterial Flora of the Normal Skin

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“…Many in vitro and in vivo investigations have demonstrated a relationship between skin surface pH and skin flora and the positive effect of a slightly acidic skin surface milieu [30][31][32][33][34][35] . Due to age-related microbiological variations [72][73][74][75] , the question was raised of whether it is possible to stabilize the resident flora via long-term treatment with acidic products.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Many in vitro and in vivo investigations have demonstrated a relationship between skin surface pH and skin flora and the positive effect of a slightly acidic skin surface milieu [30][31][32][33][34][35] . Due to age-related microbiological variations [72][73][74][75] , the question was raised of whether it is possible to stabilize the resident flora via long-term treatment with acidic products.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The relationship between skin surface pH and skin flora has been known for a long time and has been shown in many in vitro and in vivo investigations [30][31][32][33][34][35] . In vitro and in vivo studies have demonstrated that a pH of 5.0 inhibits the growth of pathogenic bacteria, such as Staphylococcus aureus; however, species of the normal resident flora are positively affected by the physiologically slightly acidic milieu [32][33][34]36] .…”
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“…The in vitro killing curve of this extract suggested that the lipid might be oleic acid . Pillsbury and Rebell (1952) showed that many fatty acids present in sebaceous secretions, especially caproic and caprylic acids , were bactericidal in laboratory media upon several organisms. These studies were then extended to the in vivo experiments by Lacey (1968).…”
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“…The predominant bacteria are the Gram-positive, coagulase-negative staphylococci or micrococci, aerobic diphtheroids and Corynebucterium acnes which is anaerobic and resides primarily in pilosebaceous units. There are also yeasts usually classified as Pityrosporum species (Pillsbury & Rebell, 1952). A small percentage of people may be carriers of coliforms or bacteria of the tribe Mimeae (Taplin, Rebell & Zaias, 1963).…”
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confidence: 99%