Abstract
Human skin is surprisingly resistant to colonization by Escherichia coli, a prevalent commensal bacterium of the gut flora. An 11-kDa Zn2+-binding protein, psoriasin, is identified as the principal E. coli-bactericidal factor present at the surface of human skin.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 12-13 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Nature Immunology |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 2005 |
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An important clue : Fingerprints point to psoriasin in defense aginst E. coli. / Bevins, Charles L.
In: Nature Immunology, Vol. 6, No. 1, 01.2005, p. 12-13.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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