Open AccessA comparison of culture and PCR methods for identifying Propionibacterium acnes in lesions isolated from patients with acne
Author(s) -
Negin Naghdi,
Masood Ghane
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
turkish journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 1303-6165
pISSN - 1300-0144
DOI - 10.3906/sag-1602-51
Subject(s) - propionibacterium acnes , acne , medicine , polymerase chain reaction , microbiology and biotechnology , real time polymerase chain reaction , dermatology , biology , gene , genetics
One of the factors that affect the occurrence of acne is the presence of Propionibacterium acnes . The present study was conducted to compare the culture and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) methods for identifying P. acnes in lesions isolated from patients with acne.
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