Biology:Corynebacterium jeikeium
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Short description: Species of bacterium
| Corynebacterium jeikeium | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
| Class: | Actinomycetia |
| Order: | Mycobacteriales |
| Family: | Corynebacteriaceae |
| Genus: | Corynebacterium |
| Species: | C. jeikeium
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| Binomial name | |
| Corynebacterium jeikeium Jackman et al. 1988[1]
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Corynebacterium jeikeium is a Gram-positive, rod-shaped, catalase-positive, aerobic species of Actinomycetota in the genus Corynebacterium. C. jeikeium is pathogenic, typically causing an opportunistic infection seen most frequently in bone marrow transplant patients.
C. jeikeium is usually susceptible to vancomycin and tetracycline. Resistance to macrolide antibiotics is often encountered.[2]
It can be acquired in hospitals. Its genome has been sequenced.[3]
References
- ↑ Parte, A.C.. "Corynebacterium". LPSN. https://lpsn.dsmz.de/genus/corynebacterium.
- ↑ "Inducible macrolide resistance in Corynebacterium jeikeium". Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 45 (7): 1982–9. July 2001. doi:10.1128/AAC.45.7.1982-1989.2001. PMID 11408212.
- ↑ "Complete genome sequence and analysis of the multiresistant nosocomial pathogen Corynebacterium jeikeium K411, a lipid-requiring bacterium of the human skin flora". Journal of Bacteriology 187 (13): 4671–82. July 2005. doi:10.1128/JB.187.13.4671-4682.2005. PMID 15968079.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q3694959 entry
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