Which non-diphtheria corynebacterium is used as immunomodulator?: (A) C. diphtheriae, (B) C. parvum, (C) C.hofmanni, (D) C.pseudotuberculosis
Answer is B. Ans. is 'b' i.e., C. parvumThe immunomodulator Corynebacterium parvum stimulates the reticuloendothelial system and causes splenic hypertrophy. The ability of C parvum to stimulate splenic regeneration in hemisplenectomized mice and decrease susceptibility to intranasal pneumococcal challenge was studied.