Classification of 27 Corynebacterium kroppenstedtii -Like Isolates Associated with Mastitis in China and Descriptions of C. parakroppenstedtii sp. nov. and C. pseudokroppenstedtii sp. nov

• DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.01372-21
• Publication Date: 2022-03-15T15:00:49Z
• Authors: Qiang Luo; Qianming Chen; Junhui Feng; Tianqi Zhang; Li Luo; Cha Chen; Xiaoyan Liu; Ning Xu; Pinghua Qu
• Keywords: rpoB; Corynebacterium

In this study, we characterized two novel species that were closely related to but hard distinguish from C . kroppenstedtii by routine identification methods used in clinical laboratories. Since all 27 C. -like isolates obtained breast specimens of female patients with mastitis, they may be potential pathogens causing mastitis. We hope perform further epidemiological investigation these strains and explore their role