Corynebacterium lubricantis
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Taxonomy
Morphology
Cultural characteristics
Biochemical characters
Ecology
Pathogenicity
References
Phylum Actinobacteria, Class Actinobacteria, Subclass Actibacteridae, Order Actynomycetales, Suborder Corynebacterinae, Family
Corynebacteriaceae, Genus Corynebacterium, Corynebacterium renale group, Corynebacterium lubricantis Kampfer, Lodders,
Warfolomeow, Falsen and Busse 2009.
Gram-positive rods, 1 µm long. Non-spore-forming. Non-motile.
Growth occurs on R2A agar, TSA, nutrient agar and MacConkey agar at 25-30 ºC.
Yellow, translucent and shiny colonies with entire edges form in 24 h, with a diameter
of 0.5 mm.
Isolated from a coolant lubricant.
Undetermined.
- Kamfer P., Lodders N., Warfolomeow I., Falsen E. and Busse H.J., 2009. Corynebacterium lubricantis sp. nov., isolated from a
coolant lubricant. IJSEM 59, 1112-1115.
Oxidative metabolism.
Positive results for esculin hydrolysis, acid production from: glucose and trehalose.
Negative results for nitrate reduction, oxidase, urease, acid production from: adonitol, arabinose, arabitol, cellobiose, dulcitol, erythritol,
galactose, inositol, lactose, maltose, mannitol, mannose, melibiose, raffinose, rhamnose, salicin, sorbitol, sucrose and xylose.
(c) Costin Stoica