Order Actinomycetales Family Corynebacteriaceae Rank Species | Phylum Actinobacteria Suborder Corynebacterineae Higher classification Corynebacterium | |
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Similar Bacteria, Corynebacterium urealyticum, Corynebacterium striatum, Corynebacterium bovis, Corynebacterium minutissimum | ||
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.
C. jeikeium is usually susceptible to vancomycin and tetracycline. Resistance to macrolide antibiotics is often encountered.
It can be acquired in hospitals. The genome was sequenced.
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