Propionibacterium /Pro·pi·on·i·bac·te·ri·um/ (pro″pe-on″e-bak-tēr´e-um) a genus of gram-positive bacteria found as saprophytes in humans, animals, and dairy products.
Propionibacterium
Pro·pi·on·i·bac·te·ri·um (pr  p - n -b k-tîr -m)n. A genus of saphrophytic nonmotile gram-positive bacteria, usually anaerobic, that occur in dairy products, on the skin, and in the intestinal tract; certain species may be pathogenic. |
Propionibacterium
[prō′pē·on′ēbaktir′ē·əm]
Etymology: Gk, pro + pion, fat, bakterion, small rod
a genus of nonmotile, anaerobic, gram-positive bacteria found on the skin of humans, in the intestinal tract of humans and animals, and in dairy products. Propionibacterium acnes is common in acne pustules. Formerly called Corynebacterium acnes.
Propionibacterium
gram-positive pleomorphic rods which are common skin residents, found also in dairy products and the alimentary tract.
Propionibacterium acnes
activates macrophages, increases proliferation of lymphoblasts, and stimulates resistance to bacterial infection. Used as a bacterial immunostimulant.
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