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. 2020 Oct 22;13:773–780. doi: 10.2147/CCID.S272334

Table 3.

Microbiome Distributions of Inflammatory Acne Vulgaris Lesions

Bacteria Frequency (n=40)
Number (n) Percentage (%)
Anaerobic bacteria
Cutibacterium acnes 10 25
Aerobic bacteria
Staphylococcus epidermidis 17 42.5
Staphylococcus hominis 9 22.5
Staphylococcus aureus 5 12.5
Staphylococcus haemolyticus 4 10.0
Leuconostoc. mesentroides 2 5.0
Staphylococcus cohnii 1 2.5
Staphylococcus arlettae 1 2.5
Dermacoccus nishinomyaensis 1 2.5
Mixed growth
C. acnes and S. epidermidis 5 12.5
C. acnes and S. hominis 2 5.0
C. acnes and S. aureus 2 5.0
C. acnes and S. haemolyticus 1 2.5