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. 1979 Sep;18(7):571-4.
doi: 10.1111/j.1365-4362.1979.tb01974.x.

Effect of frequent sun exposure on bacterial colonization of skin

D Gerber, M Mathews-Roth, C Fahlund, D Hummell, B Rosner

Effect of frequent sun exposure on bacterial colonization of skin

D Gerber et al. Int J Dermatol. 1979 Sep.

Abstract

The bacteria colonizing the surface of the skin of a group of frequent sunbathers and a group of infrequent sunbathers were surveyed. Frequent sunbathing does not greatly affect the total number of organisms on the skin, but does tend to increase the proportion of bacteria containing carotenoid pigments.

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