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SUBMITTER: Pinto D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6459526 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Pinto Daniela D Sorbellini Elisabetta E Marzani Barbara B Rucco Mariangela M Giuliani Giammaria G Rinaldi Fabio F
PloS one 20190411 4
The role of microbial dysbiosis in scalp disease has been recently hypothesized. However, little information is available with regards to the association between microbial population on the scalp and hair diseases related to hair growth. Here we investigated bacterial communities in healthy and Alopecia areata (AA) subjects. The analysis of bacterial distribution at the genus level highlighted an increase of Propionibacterium in AA subjects alongside a general decrease of Staphylococcus. Analysi ...[more]