propionibacterium
See also: Propionibacterium
English
Wikispecies
Noun
propionibacterium (plural propionibacteria)
- 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
Derived terms
- propionibacterial