<unk>  is a bacterium that is a member of the<unk>  genus. It is classified as non-diphtheritic. The bacterium is a gram-positive prokaryote that assumes a 'club-like' morphology, more formally known as a corynebacteria structure. It is non-lipophilic and undergoes aerobic respiration and is also a facultative anaerobe it is catalase negative and oxidase positive glucose and sucrose fermenter. It is generally found as a ubiquitous microorganism, and, as a commensal of humans, colonising the nasopharynx. It has recently been recognised as an emerging pathogen although the genus of<unk>  is not usually considered to be pathogenic. Particularly in the context of human disease,<unk>  is generally considered an opportunistic pathogenic, particularly in a nosocomial setting. It has been recorded to infect the skin, upper and lower respiratory tract and even disseminate, resulting in sepsis. Recent interest has been sparked in the microorganism as it is known to be resistant to and gaining resistances to many antibiotics.
Corynebacterium striatum
Bacillus anthracis
Streptococcus bovis
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Neisseria flavescens
Arcanobacterium haemolyticum
Mycobacterium kansasii