Biology:Corynebacterium matruchotii

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Short description: Species of bacterium


Corynebacterium matruchotii
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Actinomycetota
Class: Actinomycetia
Order: Mycobacteriales
Family: Corynebacteriaceae
Genus: Corynebacterium
Species:
C. matruchotii
Binomial name
Corynebacterium matruchotii
(Mendel 1919) Collins 1983[1]

Corynebacterium matruchotii is a species of bacteria in the genus Corynebacterium. Corynebacteria occur within the normal flora of the human body.

Corynebacterium matruchotii are Gram positive bacilli with long filaments and short, thick terminal ends. C. matruchotii is a bacterium of significance within the oral cavity and comprises the central filament of "corn-cob formations" (formations in which Streptococcus sanguinis bacteria bind to and surround C. matruchotii to create a corn-cob appearance). C. matruchotii can be isolated from dental plaque, although is it not known to be associated with the etiology of dental diseases.[2]

References

  1. "Corynebacterium". List of Prokaryotic Names with Standing in Nomenclature. https://lpsn.dsmz.de/genus/corynebacterium. 
  2. Paster, B. J.; Boches, S. K.; Galvin, J. L.; Ericson, R. E.; Lau, C. N.; Levanos, V. A.; Sahasrabudhe, A.; Dewhirst, F. E. (15 June 2001). "Bacterial Diversity in Human Subgingival Plaque". Journal of Bacteriology 183 (12): 3770–3783. doi:10.1128/JB.183.12.3770-3783.2001. PMID 11371542. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5173761 entry