Sheila Patrick
@fragilismatters.bsky.social
🦠🧫 Professor Emerita Anaerobic bacteria Human microbiota
What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?
Propionibacterium (Cutibacterium) acnes, a major bacterial member of the human skin microbiome requires anaerobic conditions for optimal isolation/growth from samples. 🦠🧫🔬💉🧪
Sometimes also a shock for people studying the skin microbiome
Propionibacterium (Cutibacterium) acnes, a major bacterial member of the human skin microbiome requires anaerobic conditions for optimal isolation/growth from samples. 🦠🧫🔬💉🧪
Sometimes also a shock for people studying the skin microbiome
June 18, 2025 at 8:03 AM
What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?
Propionibacterium (Cutibacterium) acnes, a major bacterial member of the human skin microbiome requires anaerobic conditions for optimal isolation/growth from samples. 🦠🧫🔬💉🧪
Sometimes also a shock for people studying the skin microbiome
Propionibacterium (Cutibacterium) acnes, a major bacterial member of the human skin microbiome requires anaerobic conditions for optimal isolation/growth from samples. 🦠🧫🔬💉🧪
Sometimes also a shock for people studying the skin microbiome
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