Corynebacterium minutissimum sp. nov., nom. rev.

Collins, Matthew D.; Jones, Dorothy

doi:10.1099/00207713-33-4-870

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“…Corynebaclerium minutissimum strains are commonly susceptible to antibiotics used in the treatment of Corynebaclerium infections, which was also observed by other investigators. 19 Mannitol-fermenting strains of C minutissimum are very rarely isolated, but our observations indicate that the valid description of C minutissimum by Collins and Jones 20 should be amended in the way that mannitol fermentation is variable in C minutissimum strains. Furthermore, we found that hippurate hydrolysis is variable by C minutissimum strains, which is also in contrast to the species description 20 stating that all C minutissimum strains hydrolyze hippurate.…”

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Heterogeneity WithinCorynebacterium minutissimumStrains Is Explained by MisidentifiedCorynebacterium amycolatumStrains

Graevenitz

Funke

1996

Am J Clin Pathol

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Korty-eight clinical strains that were tentatively identified as Corynebacterium minutissimum on the basis of standard biochemical reactions (Hollis-Weaver tables) as well as by the use of the API (RAPID) Coryne system were examined further. Two different groups of strains were observed. The first group (including the type strain of C minutissimum) contained 27 strains showing creamy colonies. These strains grew homogeneously in 6.5% NaCl broth, exhibited DNase activity, were susceptible to the vibriocidal compound O/l 29, produced succinic acid, and contained mycolic acids. The second group comprised 21 strains with dry colonies. They grew in clumps at the surface of 6.5% NaCl broth, DNase activity was not detected, they were resistant It is generally believed that the identification of coryneform bacteria (ie, asporogenous, irregular gram-positive rods) is one of the most difficult tasks for the clinical microbiologist. The reason for this is two-fold: (1) the group of coryneform bacteria is extremely heterogeneous; 1 and (2) there are very few identification systems for coryneform bacteria, and their databases cover only a certain proportion of this large group of bacteria. " 4Corynebacterium minutissimum is considered to be one of the more frequently encountered true Corynebacterium species in clinical specimens. Originally, it was thought that C minutissimum caused erythrasma, but later studies questioned this disease association and revealed that erythrasma is probably a polymicrobial process. ' Since 1990, the Department of Medical Microbiology at the University of Zurich (DMMZ) has isolated or received many clinically significant strains tentatively identified as C minutissimum. As a cursory review of these strains indicated that they were rather heterogeneous we decided to characterize them further. Heterogeneity within C minutisssimum strains was also reported by Hollis and Weaver who divided C minutissimum isolates into two groups corresponding to strains NCTC 10288 (ATCC 23348) (sucrose fermenting) and ATCC 23346 (sucrose nonfermenting).5 By applying phenotypical, chemotaxonomical and molecular methods, we could demonstrate that a large proportion of strains identified as C minutissimum actually correspond to C amycolatum. MATERIALS AND METHODS StrainsThe clinical strains used in this study were cultured from clinical materials using standard procedures or were referred to the DMMZ for identification between 1990 and 1995. Some strains were also received from 378 Downloaded from https://academic.oup.

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Heterogeneity WithinCorynebacterium minutissimumStrains Is Explained by MisidentifiedCorynebacterium amycolatumStrains

Graevenitz

Funke

1996

Am J Clin Pathol

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“…This may explain why A. gambiae was not attracted to the volatile odour blend produced by this bacterial species (Figure 2). Corynebacterium minutissimum is strongly associated with human skin [51], [52], [53], and to our knowledge not commonly found on other substrates. It was also the most attractive bacterium in our study (Figure 3).…”

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Differential Attraction of Malaria Mosquitoes to Volatile Blends Produced by Human Skin Bacteria

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The malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto is mainly guided by human odour components to find its blood host. Skin bacteria play an important role in the production of human body odour and when grown in vitro, skin bacteria produce volatiles that are attractive to A. gambiae. The role of single skin bacterial species in the production of volatiles that mediate the host-seeking behaviour of mosquitoes has remained largely unknown and is the subject of the present study. Headspace samples were taken to identify volatiles that mediate this behaviour. These volatiles could be used as mosquito attractants or repellents. Five commonly occurring species of skin bacteria were tested in an olfactometer for the production of volatiles that attract A. gambiae. Odour blends produced by some bacterial species were more attractive than blends produced by other species. In contrast to odours from the other bacterial species tested, odours produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa were not attractive to A. gambiae. Headspace analysis of bacterial volatiles in combination with behavioural assays led to the identification of six compounds that elicited a behavioural effect in A. gambiae. Our results provide, to our knowledge, the first evidence for a role of selected bacterial species, common on the human skin, in determining the attractiveness of humans to malaria mosquitoes. This information will be used in the further development of a blend of semiochemicals for the manipulation of mosquito behaviour.

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“…The type strain of Corynebacterium aurimucosum is strain IMMIB D-1488 T (l DSM 44532 T ). The description below is based on the studies of the type strain DSM 20651 T (Collins & Jones, 1983) as well as our own observations. Surface colonies on blood agar are circular, about 1 mm in diameter, low convex with entire margins, and not pigmented ; the surface are shiny and moist.…”

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“…Thus on the basis of the results of the reported polyphasic taxonomic study, we consider that strains IMMIB D-1488 T and IMMIB R-222 merit classification as a new species of the genus Corynebacterium, for which the name Corynebacterium aurimucosum is proposed. In addition we provide a complete description of Corynebacterium minutissimum Collins and Jones (1983).…”

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Corynebacterium aurimucosum sp. nov. and emended description of Corynebacterium minutissimum Collins and Jones (1983).

Yassin¹,

Steiner²,

Ludwig³

2002

International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology

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Corynebacterium minutissimum sp. nov., nom. rev.

Cited by 20 publications

References 6 publications

Heterogeneity WithinCorynebacterium minutissimumStrains Is Explained by MisidentifiedCorynebacterium amycolatumStrains

Heterogeneity WithinCorynebacterium minutissimumStrains Is Explained by MisidentifiedCorynebacterium amycolatumStrains

Differential Attraction of Malaria Mosquitoes to Volatile Blends Produced by Human Skin Bacteria

Corynebacterium aurimucosum sp. nov. and emended description of Corynebacterium minutissimum Collins and Jones (1983).

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