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Propionibacterium acnes subsp. elongatum

Propionibacterium acnes subsp. elongatum

Catalogue No.

NCTC 13655

Current Name

Propionibacterium acnes subsp. elongatum

Type Strain

Type Strain

Original Strain Reference

K124

Culture Conditions

Growth Conditions on Solid Media

Columbia blood agar, 48 hours, 37°C, AnO₂

Biological and Genomic Info

Gram Stain Result

Positive

Additional Info

Accession Date

01/09/2013

Depositor

Itaru Dekio

Isolated From

Normal forehead skin, Japan

History

Accessioned into NCTC < Itaru Dekio

Applications

Bibliography

I.Dekio et al, IJSEM, 2012 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22245790; I.Dekio et al, IJSEM, 2015 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26432704

Extended Bibliography

Dissecting the taxonomic heterogeneity within Propionibacterium acnes: proposal for Propionibacterium acnes subsp. acnes subsp. nov. and Propionibacterium acnes subsp. elongatum subsp. nov., http://doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.000648 Genetic diversity of Propionibacterium acnes strains isolated from human skin in Japan and comparison with their distribution in Europe., https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22245790

Available Formats

  • Ampoule (Bacteria)

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