Lipophilic bacteria
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They include lipophilic corynebacteria.[1]
Cutibacterium acnes is a type of lipophilic bacteria,[2] releasing fatty acids and worsening comedones in acne.
However, the group of lipophilic bacteria are not pathogenic, i.e. they do not cause food poisoning or food infection[3]
Evolutionary reason
In terms of evolution, lipophilism can be regarded as fine-tuning the metabolism to lipophilic habitats. Some bacteria do not only accelerate their metabolism using lipids prevailing in their environment, some of them cannot proliferate without external lipid supply. For example, some Corynebacteria, such as Corynebacterium uropygiale,[4] lost their ability to produce certain fatty acids by themselves. On the one hand, this renders the bacteria vulnerable to environmental changes. On the other hand, energy can be saved as there is no need to put effort into lipid synthesis.[4]
