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Corynebacteriaceae

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Synonyms

Coryneforms; Diphtheroids

Definition

Corynebacteriaceae represents a family of gram-positive aerobic bacteria, within the phylum Actinobacteria and are important members of the human microbiome. This family is comprised of two genera: Corynebacterium and Turicella (Busse 2012).

Introduction

The Corynebacteriaceae family of bacteria belongs to the phylum Actinobacteria, one of the most highly represented phyla among the key phyla that comprise the overall human microbiome. Members of this phylum predominantly inhabit the oral, nasal, and skin microbial communities (Fig. 1) but are also found in the gastrointestinal and vaginal communities (Consortium 2012). Actinobacteria is one of the earliest prokaryotic lineages, and their production of metabolites, especially antibiotics, has been important in the divergent evolution of gram-positive bacteria from both gram-negative bacteria and the Archaea (Gao and Gupta 2012).

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  1. Texas Children’s Microbiome Center, Department of Pathology & Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, 1102 Bates Avenue, 77030, Houston, TX, USA

    Jennifer K. Spinler

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    Karen E. Nelson

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Spinler, J.K. (2014). Corynebacteriaceae. In: Nelson, K. (eds) Encyclopedia of Metagenomics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6418-1_444-2

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