The genus Corynebacterium is a member of the class Actinobacteria (high G+C Gram-
positive bacilli), subclass Actinobacteridae, order Actinomycetales, suborder …

Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) is a pulmonary disease characterised by inflammation
that can be caused by, amongst other substances, a subset of 4 thermophilic mycelial …

Aims In this study, we report how different cell disruption methods, PCR primers and in silico
analyses can seriously bias results from microbial population studies, with consequences for …

Although diphtheria has to be diagnosed primarily on clinical symptoms, the rapid and
reliable detection and identification of the potentially toxigenic Corynebacterium species, C …

Endocarditis of native aortic and mitral valves due to an organism identified as
Corynebacterium accolens developed in a 73-year-old patient without predisposing factors …

(CMN) grouping. Bacteria of this group are characterized by cell walls containing long-chain
fatty acids called mycolic acids; corynebacterial mycolic acids have relatively short chains …

In order to investigate whether 16S–23S ribosomal DNA (rDNA) spacer region length
polymorphisms are suitable identification of Corynebacterium strains at the species level …

The genus Brevibacterium includes pleomorphic Gram-positive bacteria with a high mol%
G+ C content. Species in the genus are difficult to identify by classical methods. The …

Corynebacterium species and taxa commonly known as coryneforms are rare and difficult-to-
identify bacteria for many clinical microbiology laboratories. In this article, diseases …

Background Renal disease caused by Corynebacterium cystitidis in beef cattle may be
misclassified as Corynebacterium renale, and limited information about C. cystitidis …