nov., alpha-glucosidase-positive strains related to Corynebacterium xerosis. Three coryneform strains from clinical specimens were studied. They belonged to the genus Corynebacterium, since they had type IV cell walls containing cor... F Renaud,D Aubel,P Riegel,... - 《Int J Syst Evol ...
Corynebacterium xerosis This organism was originally thought to be the cause of conjunctivitis, but is a part of the normal conjunctival flora. It grows well on conventional media with small non-haemolytic colonies less than 1 mm in diameter after 24 hours’ incubation. Infections have been report...
xerosis or C. minutissium. C. aurimucosum: Members of this rarely-reported species have been recovered from blood cultures, joint or bone infections, wounds or arthritis. Strains of this species can express two very different morphological phenotypes. Most strains are like that of the type ...
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...
These includeCorynebacteriumdiphtheriae, Corynebacteriumulcerans, and ‘diphtheroid species’ includingCorynebacterium xerosisandCorynebacterium hoffmani. Microscopy:The Gram-positive bacilli ofC. diphtheriaeare slightly curved and characteristically appear like ‘Chinese characters’ whereas the diphtheroid bacilli ...
asCorynebacterium xerosis, but true human infections caused byC. xerosisare exceedingly rare. On the other hand, bothC. striatumandC. amycolatumdo cause invasive infections in immunocompromised patients. LikeC. xerosis, C. striatumis often found on healthy skin but it is increasingly associated ...
Corynebacterium xerosis This organism was originally thought to be the cause of conjunctivitis, but is a part of the normal conjunctival flora. It grows well on conventional media with small non-haemolytic colonies less than 1 mm in diameter after 24 hours’ incubation. Infections have been report...