Corynebacterium: Difference between revisions
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+ | * [[Has Gram stain::Gram-positive]] [[Has shape::bacillus]] |
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| − | ** [[Corynebacterium striatum]] |
+ | ** [[Corynebacterium striatum]]: may exhibit erm-mediated resistance to clindamycin and macrolides |
| − | ** [[Corynebacterium jeikeium]] |
+ | ** [[Corynebacterium jeikeium]]: mostly resistant to beta lactams, macrolides, and aminoglycosides |
** [[Corynebacterium diphtheriae]] |
** [[Corynebacterium diphtheriae]] |
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| − | ** [[Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis]] |
+ | ** [[Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis]]: may exhibit erm-mediated resistance to clindamycin and macrolides |
** [[Corynebacterium amycolatum]] |
** [[Corynebacterium amycolatum]] |
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| − | ** [[Corynebacterium urealyticum]] |
+ | ** [[Corynebacterium urealyticum]]: mostly resistant to beta lactams, macrolides, and aminoglycosides |
| + | * Related species include |
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| + | ** [[Arthrobacter species]] |
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| + | ** [[Trueperella species]] |
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| + | ** [[Cellulosimicrobium species]] |
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Revision as of 11:00, 9 November 2019
- 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
References
- ^ Alefiya Neemuchwala, Deidre Soares, Vithusha Ravirajan, Alex Marchand-Austin, Julianne V. Kus, Samir N. Patel. In VitroAntibiotic Susceptibility Pattern of Non-diphtheriae CorynebacteriumIsolates in Ontario, Canada, from 2011 to 2016. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 2018;62(4). doi:10.1128/aac.01776-17.
