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EFFECT OF FREQUENT SUN EXPOSURE ON BACTERIAL COLONIZATION OF SKIN
Author(s) -
GERBER DIANE,
MATHEWSROTH MICHELINE,
FAHLUND CHRISTINE,
HUMMELL DOROTHY,
ROSNER BERNARD
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
international journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-4632
pISSN - 0011-9059
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-4362.1979.tb01974.x
Subject(s) - sunbathing , colonization , bacteria , medicine , carotenoid , microbiology and biotechnology , pigment , sun exposure , affect (linguistics) , dermatology , biology , food science , communication , chemistry , genetics , organic chemistry , sociology
The bacteria colonizing the surface of the skin of a group of frequent sunbathers and a group of infrequent sunbathers were surveyed. Frequent sunbathing does not greatly affect the total number of organisms on the skin, but does tend to increase the proportion of bacteria containing carotenoid pigments.