- Propionibacterium is facilitative gram positive rods, and named like this because of their ability to synthesize propionic acid
- Propionibacterium live in skin, sweat gland and sebaceous glands
Propionibacterium acnes in sebaceous glands
- These bacteria usually harmless but have been implicated in Acne and some other skin conditions
Propionibacterium acnes
- The strain Propionibacterium freudenreichii subsp. shermanii is used in cheese making to create CO2 bubbles that become “eyes”, round holes in the cheese
Using Propionibacterium in cheese
References:
- Wikipedia
- http://skinfine.ru
- http://grandvewe.com.au
- http://www.marianne.consulting
