Canadian Medical Guide > Organisms > Bacteria > Gram-Positive Bacteria > Actinobacteria > Actinomycetales > Propionibacteriaceae Terms and Definitions
Propionibacteriaceae
Medical Definition: | A family of gram-positive bacteria found in dairy products or in the intestinal tracts of animals. |
Guide Notes: | in dairy products or intestinal tracts of animals |
Previously Indexed: | Bacteria (1966-1974) |
Propionibacterium - A genus of gram-positive, rod-shaped bacteria whose cells occur singly, in pairs or short chains, in V or Y configurations, or in clumps resembling letters of the Chinese alphabet. Its organisms are found in cheese and dairy products as well as on human skin and can occasionally cause soft tissue infections. |
Propionibacteriaceae Medical Definitions and Terms
|
Wildlife On Video »
Canada's Great Outdoors
Tour Canadian Rockies »
Book Banff »
Book Jasper »
Maligne Lake Boat Cruise »
Gondola Banff »
Hike Jasper »
Jasper Columbia Icefield »