''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 A blacklight, also called a UV-A light, Wood's lamp, or ultraviolet light, is a lamp that emits long-wave (UV-A) ultraviolet light and very little visible light. One type of lamp has a violet filter material, either on the bulb or in a separat ...

; ''C. minutissimum'' produces

porphyrin Porphyrins ( ) are a group of heterocyclic macrocycle organic compounds, composed of four modified pyrrole subunits interconnected at their α carbon atoms via methine bridges (=CH−). The parent of porphyrin is porphine, a rare chemical com ...

s that

fluoresce Fluorescence is the emission of light by a substance that has absorbed light or other electromagnetic radiation. It is a form of luminescence. In most cases, the emitted light has a longer wavelength, and therefore a lower photon energy, tha ...

coral-red.

References

External links

Type strain of ''Corynebacterium minutissimum'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Corynebacterium Gram-positive bacteria {{actinobacteria-stub