Corynebacterium matruchotii

Corynebacterium matruchotii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Actinobacteria
Class: Actinobacteria
Subclass: Actinobacteridae
Order: Actinomycetales
Suborder: Corynebacterineae
Family: Corynebacteriaceae
Genus: Corynebacterium
Species: C. matruchotii
Binomial name
Corynebacterium matruchotii
(J. Mendel, 1919) M.D. Collins, 1993[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. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  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. PMC 95255.


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