"Propionibacterium" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
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D011424
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B03.510.024.049.600.600 B03.510.460.400.400.600.600
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| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Propionibacterium" by people in Profiles.
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Chau AM, Xu LL, Fairhall JM, Chaganti J, McMullan BJ. Brain abscess due to Propionibacterium propionicum in Eisenmenger syndrome. Med J Aust. 2012 May 07; 196(8):525-6.
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Webster GF. Skin microecology: the old and the new. Arch Dermatol. 2007 Jan; 143(1):105-6.
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Rubinfeld RS, Cohen EJ, Arentsen JJ, Laibson PR. Diphtheroids as ocular pathogens. Am J Ophthalmol. 1989 Sep 15; 108(3):251-4.
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Webster GF, Leyden JJ, Norman ME, Nilsson UR. Complement activation in acne vulgaris: in vitro studies with Propionibacterium acnes and Propionibacterium granulosum. Infect Immun. 1978 Nov; 22(2):523-9.
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McGinley KJ, Webster GF, Leyden JJ. Regional variations of cutaneous propionibacteria. Appl Environ Microbiol. 1978 Jan; 35(1):62-6.