Corynebacterium accolens has not been associated with respiratory infections. However, in one study C. accolens was reported as the third most common nondiphtheria lower respiratory pathogen after C. pseudodiphthericum and C. striatum [23]. Corynebacterium kroppenstedtii and Corynebacterium durum ...
Corynebacteriumspecies, or "diphtheroids", are aerobic, non-sporulating, pleomorphic, Gram-positive bacilli that are often considered non-pathogenic components of normal skin flora and mucosal membranes. Although frequently isolated in cultures, they are commonly and often justifiably assumed to be cont...
accolens was reported as the third most common nondiphtheria lower respiratory pathogen after C. pseudodiphthericum and C. striatum [23]. Corynebacterium kroppenstedtii and Corynebacterium durum have been reportedly associated with respiratory infections, but the clinical correlation has not been ...