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Corynebacterium and Related Genera of the Normal Human Skin

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XXXII. Tagung gehalten in Westerland/Sylt vom 16. bis 20. September 1980

Part of the book series: Verhandlungen der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft ((VDGDERMATOLOGIE,volume 32))

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Abstract

The coryneform bacteria are Gram-positive, pleomorphic, non-sporing, non-branching rods. They are widespread in nature, being common inhabitants of soil and water, and they may be pathogens or commensals of humans, animals and plants. This diversity is matched by their wide range of biochemical properties and by differences in cell constituents, making them a difficult group of bacteria to classify. The most recent (eighth) edition of Bergey’s Manual of Determinative Bacteriology (1974) has, for these reasons, dispensed with the family name Corynebacteriaciae and has loosley grouped them as “coryneform bacteria”.

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  1. Central Public Health Laboratory, National Collection of Type Cultures, Colindale Avenue, London, NW9 5HT, England

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  1. Universitäts-Hautklinik, Schittenhelmstraße 7, D-2300, Kiel, Deutschland

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Pitcher, D.G. (1981). Corynebacterium and Related Genera of the Normal Human Skin. In: Christophers, E., Goos, M. (eds) XXXII. Tagung gehalten in Westerland/Sylt vom 16. bis 20. September 1980. Verhandlungen der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, vol 32. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-81671-0_81

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