Cutibacterium acnes FR2-MS23 is an anaerobe, mesophilic prokaryote that was isolated from spacecraft-associated clean room class ISO 5, Herschel Space Observatory.
anaerobe mesophilic| @ref 20215 |
Last LPSN update
2025-12-16 09:49:54 |
| Domain Bacillati |
| Phylum Actinomycetota |
| Class Actinomycetes |
| Order Propionibacteriales |
| Family Propionibacteriaceae |
| Genus Cutibacterium |
| Species Cutibacterium acnes |
| Full scientific name Cutibacterium acnes (Gilchrist 1900) Scholz and Kilian 2016 |
| Synonyms (2) |
| @ref | Name | Growth | Medium link | Composition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17113 | PYG MEDIUM (MODIFIED) (DSMZ Medium 104) | Medium recipe at MediaDive  | Name: PYG MEDIUM (modified) (DSMZ Medium 104) Composition: Yeast extract 10.0 g/l Peptone 5.0 g/l Trypticase peptone 5.0 g/l Beef extract 5.0 g/l Glucose 5.0 g/l L-Cysteine HCl x H2O 0.5 g/l NaHCO3 0.4 g/l NaCl 0.08 g/l K2HPO4 0.04 g/l KH2PO4 0.04 g/l MgSO4 x 7 H2O 0.02 g/l CaCl2 x 2 H2O 0.01 g/l Hemin 0.005 g/l Ethanol 0.0038 g/l Resazurin 0.001 g/l Tween 80 Vitamin K1 NaOH Distilled water |
| @ref | Growth | Type | Temperature (°C) | Range | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17113 | positive | growth | 37 | mesophilic |
| Title | Authors | Journal | DOI | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Identification of 2,4-Di-tert-Butylphenol as an Antimicrobial Agent Against Cutibacterium acnes Bacteria from Rwandan Propolis. | Rouvier F, Abou L, Wafo E, Andre P, Cheyrol J, Khacef MM, Nappez C, Lepidi H, Brunel JM. | Antibiotics (Basel) | 10.3390/antibiotics13111080 | 2024 |  |
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https://doi.org/10.13145/bacdive12639.20251217.10
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BacDive in 2025: the core database for prokaryotic strain data
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