''Corynebacterium minutissimum'' is a species of ''
Corynebacterium
''Corynebacterium'' () is a genus of Gram-positive bacteria and most are aerobic. They are bacilli (rod-shaped), and in some phases of life they are, more specifically, club-shaped, which inspired the genus name ('' coryneform'' means "club-s ...
'' 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
Fluorescence is one of two kinds of photoluminescence, the emission of light by a substance that has absorbed light or other electromagnetic radiation. When exposed to ultraviolet radiation, many substances will glow (fluoresce) with color ...
coral-red.
References
External links
Type strain of ''Corynebacterium minutissimum'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Corynebacterium
Gram-positive bacteria
Pathogenic bacteria
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