English Explanatory Dictionary

propionibacterium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of various saprophytic gram-positive bacteria, of the genus Propionibacterium, that occur in milk and in the intestines, some of which are pathogenic, but others of which produce the holes in Swiss cheese

Word forms

propionibacterium propionibacteria

Derived words

propionibacterial
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