Propionibacterium acnes

"Propionibacterium acnes" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A bacteria isolated from normal skin, intestinal contents, wounds, blood, pus, and soft tissue abscesses. It is a common contaminant of clinical specimens, presumably from the skin of patients or attendants.

Descriptor ID	D011425
MeSH Number(s)	B03.510.024.049.600.600.600 B03.510.460.400.400.600.600.600
Concept/Terms	Propionibacterium acnes Propionibacterium acnes Corynebacterium acnes Corynebacterium parvum

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Organisms [B]
Bacteria [B03]
Gram-Positive Bacteria [B03.510]
Actinobacteria [B03.510.024]
Actinomycetales [B03.510.024.049]
Propionibacteriaceae [B03.510.024.049.600]
Propionibacterium [B03.510.024.049.600.600]
Propionibacterium acnes [B03.510.024.049.600.600.600]
Gram-Positive Rods [B03.510.460]
Gram-Positive Asporogenous Rods [B03.510.460.400]
Gram-Positive Asporogenous Rods, Irregular [B03.510.460.400.400]
Propionibacteriaceae [B03.510.460.400.400.600]
Propionibacterium [B03.510.460.400.400.600.600]
Propionibacterium acnes [B03.510.460.400.400.600.600.600]

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