Corynebacterium minutissimum
| Corynebacterium minutissimum | |
|---|---|
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
| Class: | Actinomycetes |
| Order: | Mycobacteriales |
| Family: | Corynebacteriaceae |
| Genus: | Corynebacterium |
| Species: | C. minutissimum |
| Binomial name | |
| Corynebacterium minutissimum (ex Sarkany et al. 1962) Collins and Jones 1983 | |
| Type strain[1] | |
| ATCC 23348; CCUG 541; CIP 100652; DSM 20651; IFO 15361; JCM 9387; NBRC 15361; NCTC 10288 | |
Corynebacterium minutissimum is a species of Corynebacterium associated with erythrasma,[2] a type of skin rash. It can be distinguished from similar-appearing rashes by exposing the area to the light of a Wood's lamp; C. minutissimum produces porphyrins that fluoresce coral-red.[3]
References
- ↑ Corynebacterium minutissimum in LPSN; Parte, Aidan C.; Sardà Carbasse, Joaquim; Meier-Kolthoff, Jan P.; Reimer, Lorenz C.; Göker, Markus (1 November 2020). "List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 70 (11): 5607–5612. doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.004332.
- ↑ Dalal A, Likhi R (January 2008). "Corynebacterium minutissimum bacteremia and meningitis: a case report and review of literature". J. Infect. 56 (1): 77–9. doi:10.1016/j.jinf.2007.10.006. PMID 18036665.
- ↑ Habif, Thomas R (2004). Clinical Dermatology (4th ed.). Mosby. p. 419. ISBN 0-323-01319-8.
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