''Corynebacterium matruchotii'' is a species of bacteria in the genus ''

Corynebacterium ''Corynebacterium'' () is a genus of Gram-positive bacteria and most are aerobe, aerobic. They are bacillus (shape), bacilli (rod-shaped), and in some phases of life they are, more specifically, club (weapon), club-shaped, which inspired the gen ...

''. Corynebacteria occur within the normal flora of the human body. ''Corynebacterium matruchotii'' are

Gram positive In bacteriology, gram-positive bacteria are bacteria that give a positive result in the Gram stain test, which is traditionally used to quickly classify bacteria into two broad categories according to their type of cell wall. Gram-positive bact ...

bacilli with long filaments and short, thick terminal ends. ''C. matruchotii'' is a bacterium of significance within the oral cavity and comprises the central filament of "corn-cob formations" (formations in which '' Streptococcus sanguinis'' bacteria bind to and surround ''C. matruchotii'' to create a corn-cob appearance). ''C. matruchotii'' can be isolated from dental plaque, although it is not known to be associated with the

etiology Etiology (pronounced ; alternatively: aetiology or ætiology) is the study of causation or origination. The word is derived from the Greek (''aitiología'') "giving a reason for" (, ''aitía'', "cause"); and ('' -logía''). More completely, e ...

of dental diseases.

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Type strain of ''Corynebacterium matruchotii'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Corynebacterium Bacteria described in 1993 {{Actinobacteria-stub