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Review
. 2014 Nov 13;10(10):e1004436.
doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1004436. eCollection 2014 Oct.

The skin microbiome: a focus on pathogens and their association with skin disease

Keisha Findley  1 , Elizabeth A Grice  2
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Review

The skin microbiome: a focus on pathogens and their association with skin disease

Keisha Findley et al. PLoS Pathog. .
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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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