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. 1981 May;41(5):1269–1270. doi: 10.1128/aem.41.5.1269-1270.1981

Correlation of Propionibacterium acnes Populations with the Presence of Triglycerides on Nonhuman Skin

Guy F Webster 1, Michael R Ruggieri 2, Kenneth J McGinley 3
PMCID: PMC243900  PMID: 7259157

Abstract

The skins of mice, rats, rabbits, sheep, guinea pigs, and dogs were cultured for Propionibacterium acnes. Only the sebaceous regions (perianal gland) of guinea pigs harbored a significant P. acnes population. Analysis of the lipid from this region revealed a significant percentage of triglycerides, compounds lacking in the sebum of the other animals.

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