Yes, we've found that to be the case. When testing for aerotolerance on
cultures ordered for anaerobes, I've found that many of them grow a
little bit on the aerobic plate but much better on the anaerobic sub
plate.
We don't get too excited about these isolates.
Judy Dilworth, M.T. (ASCP)
Microbiology
Mark Farrar wrote:
>> The cutaneous propionibacteria although described as anaerobes are actually
> microaerophilic.
