Rank: Species
Lineage: Bacteria;Actinobacteria;Actinobacteria;Corynebacteriales;Corynebacteriaceae;Corynebacterium;Corynebacterium jeikeium
Description: Corynebacterium jeikeium .This bacterium is a lipophilic and multidrug resistant member of the human skin flora. It has been recognized with increasing frequency as a serious nocosomial pathogen and is the most frequently recovered medically significant corynebacterial species in intensive care facilities. This species has been associated with bacterial endocarditis following cardiac surgery. Other nocosomial infections involving this organism are associated with immunocompromised patients with malignancies, in-place medical devices, breaks in the skin barrier, and therapy with broad-spectrum antibiotics.
Reference Material:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genome/?term=Corynebacterium%20jeikeium
