Corynebacterium matruchotii
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| Species: | C. matruchotii
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| Corynebacterium matruchotii (J. Mendel, 1919) M.D. Collins, 1993
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Corynebacterium matruchotii is one of the 12 or more bacterial species in the genus Corynebacterium. Corynebacteria occur within the normal flora of the human body.
Corynebacterium matruchotii is a Gram positive (G+) bacilli with long filaments and short, thick terminal ends. Corynebacterium 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 Corynebacterium matruchotii to create a corn-cob appearance). Corynebacterium matruchotii can be isolated from dental plaque, although is it not known to be associated with the etiology of dental diseases.
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