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Propionibacterium  freudenreichii IFO 12424T
Section: 6 No: 1
Lineage: Actinobacteria, Actinobacteria, Actinobacteridae, Actinomycetales, Propionibacterineae, Propionibacteriaceae
Contributor: S. Amano & S. Miyadoh

The production of large amounts of propionic acid is characteristic of the propionibacteria which are anaerobic or facultatively anaerobic, and require several vitamins for growth. Bar, 1 µm.

References:
Van Niel, C.B. (ed.) The propionic acid bacteria, Uitgeverszaak and Boissevain and Co., Haarlem, Holland, 1928, pp. 1-187

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