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Acne bacteria killed

Acne bacteria with P. acnes phages in a petri dish

Dark circles where acne bacteria have been killed off. Dark circles reveal where P. acnes phages have killed off acne bacteria.

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Rights: UCLA/Modlin lab.
Published: 11 December 2012Size: 329.3 KB
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