MICROBIOLOGY
- Gram-positive pleomorphic rod that grows best anaerobically.
- Usually inhabits human skin, sebaceous glands, nasopharynx, GI/GU tracts.
- Generally sensitive to beta-lactams and resistant to aminoglycosides.
- Slow growth, often >5-6d. Incubation time, may require up to 14d to recover clinically significant isolates from prosthetic joint infections, for example.
Propionibacterium species was found in Johns Hopkins ABX Guide.
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