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- noun biology Any of various
saprophytic gram-positive bacteria , of the genus Propionibacterium, that occur inmilk and in theintestines , some of which arepathogenic
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They're both the result of gas and acids given off by members of the propionibacterium family, which have been distilled into these chips.
Wired Top Stories Patrick Di Justo 2010
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