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Acne bacteria, study suggests, thrive when skin oil turns infection-fighting cells into accomplices
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Acne bacteria, study suggests, thrive when skin oil turns infection-fighting cells into accomplices

By Isabella Cueto July 22, 2022 An illustration of Cutibacterium acnes, sebum-loving bacteria involved in the formation of acne lesions. ADOBE Cutibacterium acnes, a crunchy Cheeto-shaped bug that lives on human skin, loves the oily pocket around hair follicles. No face is quite as greasy as that of adolescents, flooded with hormones that grow hair,...