Kingdom Bacteria Order Actinomycetales Family Corynebacteriaceae Higher classification Corynebacterium | Phylum Actinobacteria Suborder Corynebacterineae Genus Corynebacterium Rank Species | |
Scientific name Corynebacterium minutissimum Similar Bacteria, Corynebacterium jeikeium, Corynebacterium striatum, Pityriasis versicolor infection, Corynebacterium bovis | ||
Corynebacterium minutissimum is a species of Corynebacterium associated with erythrasma, a type of skin rash. It can be distinguished from similar-appearing rashes by exposing the area to the light of a Wood's lamp; C. minutissimum produces porphyrins that fluoresce coral-red.
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