Corynebacterium species

• Gram-positive bacillus
• Includes:
  • Corynebacterium striatum: may exhibit erm-mediated resistance to clindamycin and macrolides
  • Corynebacterium jeikeium: mostly resistant to beta lactams, macrolides, and aminoglycosides
  • Corynebacterium diphtheriae
  • Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis: may exhibit erm-mediated resistance to clindamycin and macrolides
  • Corynebacterium amycolatum
  • Corynebacterium urealyticum: mostly resistant to beta lactams, macrolides, and aminoglycosides
• Related species include
  • Arthrobacter species
  • Trueperella species
  • Cellulosimicrobium species