Friday, February 1, 2019

Death Cab for Cuti - is our world better if we change the name for Propionibacterium?

Death Cab for Cutie is an American indie rock band formed in Bellingham, Washington in 1997. Here is a sample of their work: Soul meets Body.

We find that changing the name of Propionibacterium to Cutibacterium offers no advantage to shoulder surgeons, rather it just confuses the nomenclature we've been using all along and complicates literature searches. 

We hope that journals and academic societies will allow the use of the name Propionibacterium, which is widely recognized by physicians, scientists and many patients.

Just saying

Propionibacterium

Cutibacterium