Original Article

Journal of Investigative Dermatology (1974) 62, 326–331; doi:10.1111/1523-1747.ep12724285

THE MICROFLORA OF THE FACE AND ACNE LESIONS

Richard R Marples

Central Public Health Laboratory, Colindale Avenue, London NW9 3HT, England

Top

References

  1. Baird-Parker, AC: A claasification of micrococci and staphylococci base on physiological and biochemical tests. J. Gen. Microbiol 1963 30: 409–427,  | PubMed | ChemPort |
  2. Baird-Parker, AC: The classification of staphylococci and micrococci from world wide sources. J. Gen. Microbiol 1965 38: 363–387,  | PubMed | ChemPort |
  3. Benians, THC: The relations of the Staphylococcus albus and the acne bacillus to the epidermis and the excretions of the skin. Br. J. Dermatol 1915 27: 383–404,
  4. Douglas, HC, Gunter, SE: The taxonomic position of Corynebacterium acnes. J. Bacteriol 1946 52: 15–23,  | PubMed | ChemPort |
  5. Eberson, F: A bacteriologic study of the diphtheroid organisms with special reference to Hodgkin's disease. J. Infect. Dis 1918 23: 1–42,
  6. Freinkel, RK, Strauss, JS, Yip, SY, Pochi, PE: Effect of tetracycline on the composition of sebum in acne vulgaris. N. Engl. J. Med 1965 273: 850–854,  | PubMed | ChemPort |
  7. Futon, JE, McGinley, K, Leyden, J, Marples, RR: Gram negative folliculitis in acne vulgaris. Arch. Dematol 1968 97: 349–353,
  8. Ganor, S, Sacks, TG: A comparison of the flora of the comedones of acne vulgaris and comedones in elderly people. Dermatologica 1969 138: 1–9,  | PubMed | ChemPort |
  9. Izumi, AK, Marples, RR, Kligman, AM: Bacteriology of acne comedones. Arch. Dermatol 1970 102: 397–399,  | Article | PubMed | ChemPort |
  10. Kellum, RD: Human sebaceous gland lipids. Arch. Dermatol 1967 95: 218–220,  | Article | PubMed | ChemPort |
  11. Kirschbaum, JO, Kligman, AM: The pathogenic role of Corynebacterium acnes in acne vulgaris. Arch. Dermatol 1963 88: 832–833,  | PubMed | ChemPort |
  12. Marples, RR, Downing, DT, Kligman, AM: Control of free fatty acids on human surface lipids by Corynebacterium acnes. J. Invest. Dermatol 1971 56: 127–131,  | Article | PubMed | ISI | ChemPort |
  13. Marples, RR, Downing, DT, Kligman, AM: Influence of Pityrosporum species in the generation of free fatty acids in human surface lipid. J. Invest. Dermatol 1972 58: 155–159,  | Article | PubMed | ChemPort |
  14. Marples, RR, Izumi, AK: Bacteriology of pustular acne. J. Invest. Dermatol 1970 54: 252–255,  | PubMed | ChemPort |
  15. Marples, RR, Kligman, AM: Ecological effects of oral antibiotics on the microflora of human skin. Arch. Dermatol 1971 103: 148–153,  | Article | PubMed | ChemPort |
  16. Marples, RR, Kligman, AM, Lantis, LR, Downing, DT: The role of the aerobic microflora in the genesis of fatty acids in human surface lipids. J. Invest. Dermatol 1970 55: 173–178,  | Article | PubMed | ChemPort |
  17. Marples, RR, McGinley, KJ: Medical significance of Pityrosporum in human skin. Dermatol. Dig 1972 11: 28–32,
  18. Marples, RR, Williamson, P: Effects of systemic demethylchlortetracycline on human cutaneous microflora. Appl. Microbiol 1969 18: 228–234,  | PubMed | ChemPort |
  19. Mills, OH, Marples, RR, Kligman, AM: Acne vulgaris. Oral therapy with tetracycline and topical therapy with vitamin A. Arch. Dermatol 1972 106: 200–203,
  20. Molesworth, EH: The cultural characteristics of the microbacillus of acne. Br. Med. J 1910 1227–1229,
  21. Nicolaides, N, Ansari, MNA, Fu, HC, Lindsay, DG: Lipid composition of comedones compared with that of human skin surface in acne patients. J. Invest. Dermatol 1970 54: 487–495,  | PubMed | ChemPort |
  22. Nicolaides, N, Wells, GC: On the biogenesis of the free fatty acids in human skin surface fat. J. Invest. Dermatol 1957 29: 423–433,  | PubMed | ISI | ChemPort |
  23. Puhvel, SM, Hoffman, IK, Sternberg, TH: Corynebacterium acnes. Presence of complement fixing antibodies to Corynebacterium acnes in the sera of patients with acne vulgaris. Arch. Dermatol 1966 93: 364–366,  | Article | PubMed | ChemPort |
  24. Reismer, RM: Lipolytic activity of Staphylococcus albus. J. Invest. Dematol 1969 53: 1–7,
  25. Reisner, RM, Silver, DZ, Puhvel, SM, Sternberg, TH: Lipolytic activity of Cornyebacterium acnes. J. Invest. Dermatol 1968 51: 190–196,  | PubMed | ChemPort |
  26. Rosenberg, EW: Bacteriology of acne. Ann. Rev. Med 1969 20: 201–206,  | Article | PubMed | ChemPort |
  27. Sabouraud, R: La defense de la peau contre les microbes. Ann. Dermatol. Syphiligr. (Paris) 1899 10: 729–750,
  28. Shehadeh, NH, Kligman, AM: The bacteriology of acne. Arch. Dermatol 1963 88: 829–831,  | PubMed | ChemPort |
  29. Smith, EL, Mortimer, PR: Tetracycline in acne vulgaris. Br. J. Dermatol 1967 79: 78–84,  | PubMed | ChemPort |
  30. Smith, MA, Waterworth, PM: The bacteriology of acne vulgaris in relation to its treatment with antibiotics. Br. J. Dermatol 1961 73: 152–159,
  31. Unna, PG: The Histopathology of the Diseases of the Skin 1896 William F, Clay, Edinburgh, pp 352–366,
  32. Voss, JG: Differentiation of two groups of Corynebacterium acnes. J. Bacteriol 1970 101: 392–397,  | PubMed | ChemPort |
  33. Weary, PE: Comedogenic potential of the lipid extract of Pityrosporum ovale. Arch. Dermatol 1970 102: 84–91,  | Article | PubMed | ChemPort |
  34. Whitfiled, A: The etiology of acne. Lancet 1909 1: 1207–1208,
  35. Zierdt, CH, Webster, C, Rude, WS: Study of the anaerobic Corynebacteria. Int. J. System. Bact 1968 18: 33–47,

Extra navigation

.
ADVERTISEMENT