According to several new studies that are done on animals especially mammals it is proved that the non-pathogenic strains that are of the C. acnes bacteria are very beneficial for the skin as it improves the skin reaction against the bacteria that is causing it and that one is called as Staphylococcus aureus. A number of dermatologists second this.
This report appeared in the Microbiology Spectrum of the American Society for Microbiology. The author of the study named Ayano Tsuru said that ?It is very much likely that C. acnes maintains skin health by inhibiting common pathogens like S. aureus from invading skin tissue.? This time we did not use mammals, we used a nematode that has similar functions and body systems as a human being like the nervous system, digestive system, and skin surface even. This was a joint study conducted between Okayama University and Osaka University. The researchers made use of the C. Elegans in order to know about the biological impacts that have been made on human skin by deriving several strains of C. acnes. By looking at the results the scientists concluded that the ribotype that was 4 and 8 that are found in the people with acne made the lifespan of the nematode short and the other ribotype RT6 did not impact the life span as the 4 and 8 did.
For further clarification and study, another investigation was being done. In this one, the healthy strains of C. acnes on the skin of the nematode just to check the vulnerability of the nematode to...