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.

Corynebacterium
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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]

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