"Corynebacterium" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A genus of asporogenous bacteria that is widely distributed in nature. Its organisms appear as straight to slightly curved rods and are known to be human and animal parasites and pathogens.
| Descriptor ID |
D003352
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B03.510.024.049.180 B03.510.460.400.400.200
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Corynebacterium" by people in Profiles.
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Infections Due to Corynebacterium kroppenstedtii With Focus on Granulomatous Lobular Mastitis for Tissue Specificity, Pathogenesis, Bacteriologic Workup, and Treatment. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2025 Sep 01; 149(9):812-821.
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Genome mining identifies a diversity of natural product biosynthetic capacity in human respiratory Corynebacterium strains. mSphere. 2025 Jun 25; 10(6):e0025825.
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Metabolic capabilities are highly conserved among human nasal-associated Corynebacterium species in pangenomic analyses. mSystems. 2024 Dec 17; 9(12):e0113224.
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Early nasal microbiota and acute respiratory infections during the first years of life. Thorax. 2019 06; 74(6):592-599.
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Factors affecting the clinical relevance of Corynebacterium striatum isolated from blood cultures. PLoS One. 2018; 13(6):e0199454.
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Nasal Airway Microbiota Profile and Severe Bronchiolitis in Infants: A Case-control Study. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2017 Nov; 36(11):1044-1051.
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Corynebacterium accolens Releases Antipneumococcal Free Fatty Acids from Human Nostril and Skin Surface Triacylglycerols. mBio. 2016 Jan 05; 7(1):e01725-15.
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Encrusted Cystitis Secondary to Corynebacterium glucuronolyticum in a 57-Year-Old Man Without Predisposing Factors. Lab Med. 2015; 46(2):136-9.
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A comparison of the microbiologic profile of indwelling versus external urinary catheters. Am J Infect Control. 2014 Jun; 42(6):682-4.
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An unusual case of endocarditis. Int J Cardiol. 2013 Jun 05; 166(1):e21-2.