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One of its best known relatives is Corynebacterium diphtheriae, the causative agent of diphtheria. C. amycolatum is a common component of the natural flora found on human skin and mucous membranes, and therefore is an occasional contaminant in human blood cultures but can rarely cause infections such as endocarditis. [2]
Corynebacterium (/ k ɔː ˈ r aɪ n ə b æ k ˌ t ɪər i ə m,-ˈ r ɪ n-/) is a genus of Gram-positive bacteria and most are aerobic. They are bacilli (rod-shaped), and in some phases of life they are, more specifically, club -shaped, which inspired the genus name ( coryneform means "club-shaped").
In this instance, Corynebacterium striatum was causing infection in the respiratory tract of patients and detected in sputum samples. [23] Of the 21 cases in the outbreak, there were six associated deaths. [23] Another study of infection by Corynebacterium striatum described a patient who was admitted to hospital for cardiac arrest treatment in ...
Corynebacterium ulcerans is a rod-shaped, aerobic, and Gram-positive bacterium. Most Corynebacterium species are harmless, but some cause serious illness in humans, especially in immunocompromised humans. C. ulcerans has been known to cause diphtheria and diphtheria-like infections in patients.
Skin flora, also called skin microbiota, refers to microbiota (communities of microorganisms) that reside on the skin, typically human skin. Many of them are bacteria of which there are around 1,000 species upon human skin from nineteen phyla. [1] [2] Most are found in the superficial layers of the epidermis and the upper parts of hair follicles.
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Skin Bacillus spp Skin Candida albicans: Skin Candida parapsilosis: Skin Corynebacterium parvum: Skin Corynebacterium spp Skin Cutibacterium acnes: Skin Demodex folliculorum: Skin Enterobacter cloacae: Skin Epidermophyton floccosum: Skin Malassezia ovale: Skin Micrococcus luteus: Skin Micrococcus spp Skin Mycobacterium spp Skin Neisseria spp ...