Identification of bacterial biofilm and the Staphylococcus aureus derived protease, staphopain, on the skin surface of patients with atopic dermatitis

• Main Authors: Sonesson, Andreas, Przybyszewska, Kornelia, Eriksson, Sigrid, Mörgelin, Matthias, Kjellström, Sven, Davies, Julia, Potempa, Jan, Schmidtchen, Artur
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Bacterial infection; Skin diseases
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/86536; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/44088
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease characterized by an impaired epidermal barrier, dysregulation of innate and adaptive immunity, and a high susceptibility to bacterial colonization and infection. In the present study, bacterial biofilm was visualized by electron microscop...