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Proprionibacterium acnes is a Gram positive bacterium found ubiquitously on human skin, where it is typically considered to assume a commensal relationship with its host. However, it is also closely associated with the skin condition acne vulgaris. More controversially, it has a postulated involveme...
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens 
Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of male cancer deaths in the United States and Europe. Current evidence implicates an inflammatory mechanism as a cause of prostate carcinogenesis. Here we show that the bacterium Propionibacterium acnes (P. acnes) is prevalent in prostate glandular tissue...
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens 
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