Bacterium
propionibacterium acnes
Subclass of:
Propionibacterium
Definitions related to propionibacterium acnes:
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A bacteria isolated from normal skin, intestinal contents, wounds, blood, pus, and soft tissue abscesses. It is a common contaminant of clinical specimens, presumably from the skin of patients or attendants.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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A species of relatively slow growing, typically aerotolerant, anaerobic Gram-positive bacteria in the phylum Actinobacteria.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Propionibacterium acnes.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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