Corynebacterium tuberculostearicum in the vagina

Has been isolated from the human vagina and human infections¹. Can cause skin inflammation².

References

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Hinic V, Lang C, Weisser M, Straub C, Frei R, Goldenberger D. Corynebacterium tuberculostearicum: a Potentially Misidentified and Multiresistant Corynebacterium Species Isolated from Clinical Specimens. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. Published online May 16, 2012:2561-2567. doi:10.1128/jcm.00386-12
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Altonsy MO, Kurwa HA, Lauzon GJ, et al. Corynebacterium tuberculostearicum , a human skin colonizer, induces the canonical nuclear factor‐κB inflammatory signaling pathway in human skin cells. Immun Inflamm Dis. Published online January 7, 2020:62-79. doi:10.1002/iid3.284