Corynebacterium jeikeium
Corynebacterium jeikeium is a rod-shaped, catalase-positive, aerobic species of actinobacteria in the genus Corynebacterium. C. jeikeium is pathogenic, typically causing an opportunistic infection seen most frequently in bone marrow transplant patients.
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| Species: | C. jeikeium |
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| Corynebacterium jeikeium Jackman et al. 1988[1] | |
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.
- Rosato AE, Lee BS, Nash KA (July 2001). "Inducible macrolide resistance in Corynebacterium jeikeium". Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 45 (7): 1982–9. doi:10.1128/AAC.45.7.1982-1989.2001. PMC 90589. PMID 11408212.
- Tauch A, Kaiser O, Hain T, et al. (July 2005). "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. doi:10.1128/JB.187.13.4671-4682.2005. PMC 1151758. PMID 15968079.
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