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propionibacterium

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pro⋅pi⋅on⋅i⋅bac⋅te⋅ri⋅um

  [proh-pee-on-uh-bak-teer-ee-uhm, -oh-nuh-]
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–noun, plural -te⋅ri⋅a  [-teer-ee-uh] . Bacteriology.
any of several aerobic or anaerobic bacteria of the genus Propionibacterium, found in dairy products, esp. hard cheeses where certain species are associated with the ripening process.
Origin:
< NL (1909); see propionic, bacterium
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Main Entry: pro·pi·oni·bac·te·ri·um
Pronunciation: "prO-pE-"än-&-bak-'tir-E-&m
Function: noun
1 capitalized : a genus (the type of the family Propionibacteriaceae) of gram-positive nonmotile usually anaerobic bacteria that form propionic acid by fermenting lactic acid,carbohydrates, and polyalcohols and that include forms found especially on human skin and in dairy products
2 plural pro·pi·oni·bac·te·ria /-E-&/ : any bacterium of the genus Propionibacterium
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Propionibacterium Pro·pi·on·i·bac·te·ri·um (prō'pē-ŏn'ə-bāk-tēr'ē-əm)
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.

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