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Composition of the Skin Flora

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Skin Cleansing with Synthetic Detergents

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The flora of healthy human skin consists of residents, temporary residents, and transients [14, 16].

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  1. Department of Dermatology, University of Munich, Frauenlobstrasse 9-11, D-8000, München 2, Germany

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Hartmann, A.A. (1992). Composition of the Skin Flora. In: Braun-Falco, O., Korting, H.C. (eds) Skin Cleansing with Synthetic Detergents. Griesbach Conference. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-50146-3_11

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