Propionibacterium acnes infection

Definition:

The anaerobic Gram-positive bacterium Propionibacterium acnes which forms part of the normal resident human microbiota of the skin, oral cavity, and gastrointestinal and genitourinary tracts. The organism is an opportunistic pathogen most widely known for its association with acne vulgaris but it also causes bacterial keratitis and endophthalmitis after ophthalmic surgery, and is increasingly recognized as a significant cause of medical device-related infections.

References:

[1]. Andrea Vörös, et al. Complete genome sequences of three Propionibacterium acnes isolates from the type IA(2) cluster. J Bacteriol. 2012 Mar;194(6):1621-2. [Content Brief]

[2]. Andrew McDowell, et al. A novel multilocus sequence typing scheme for the opportunistic pathogen Propionibacterium acnes and characterization of type I cell surface-associated antigens. Microbiology (Reading). 2011 Jul;157(Pt 7):1990-2003. [Content Brief]

[3]. Holger Brüggemann, et al. The complete genome sequence of Propionibacterium acnes, a commensal of human skin. Science. 2004 Jul 30;305(5684):671-3. [Content Brief]

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