Prevalence of Propionibacterium acnes in diseased prostates and its inflammatory and transforming activity on prostate epithelial cells

L. Fassi Fehri, T.N. Mak, B. Laube, V. Brinkmann, Lesley Ogilvie, H. Mollenkopf, M. Lein, T. Schmidt, T.F. Meyer, H. Brüggemann

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)69-78
Number of pages10
JournalInternational Journal of Medical Microbiology
Volume309
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2011

Keywords

  • Propionibacterium acnes
  • Chronic inflammation
  • Prostate cancer
  • Cellular transformation
  • Infection and cancer

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