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Bacterium
propionibacteriaceae
Subclass of:
Gram-Positive Asporogenous Rods, Irregular; Actinobacteria class
Definitions related to propionibacteriaceae:
  • A family of gram-positive bacteria found in dairy products or in the intestinal tracts of animals.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • A taxonomic family of Gram positive, anaerobic bacterium, which are found in dairy products and in the intestines of animals, in the phylum Actinobacteria that includes the genera Brooklawnia, Microlunatus, Propionibacterium and Ponticoccus, among others.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Family of gram positive bacteria found in dairy products or in the intestinal tracts of animals.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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