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Description
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. MeSH
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Propionibacterium acnes
4 drugs (2 approved, 2 experimental)
Other Experimental Indicated Drugs (1)
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