Genotypic and Antimicrobial Characterisation of <i>Propionibacterium acnes</i> Isolates from Surgically Excised Lumbar Disc Herniations

<table>Number of <i>P. acnes</i> positive samples recovered from 64 patients undergoing discectomy surgery.<b>  </b>Five separate nucleus disc tissue samples were surgically removed from each patient. A total of one or more biopsy specimens recovered from 24 patients were positive for growth of <i>P. acnes</i>.</table>

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Figure 1: Genotypic and Antimicrobial Characterisation of <i>Propionibacterium acnes</i> Isolates from Surgically Excised Lumbar Disc Herniations 

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Genotypic and Antimicrobial Characterisation of Propionibacterium acnes Isolates from Surgically Excised Lumbar Disc Herniations

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