Corynebacterium urealyticum
| Corynebacterium urealyticum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Actinobacteria |
| Order: | Actinomycetales |
| Family: | Corynebacteriaceae |
| Genus: | Corynebacterium |
| Species: | C. urealyticum |
| Binomial name | |
| Corynebacterium urealyticum Pitcher et al. 1992[1] | |
Corynebacterium urealyticum is a bacterial species of the Corynebacterium genus. It is not commonly found in healthy people. It is, however, an important isolate when found in conjunction with a urinary tract infection. In contrast to acid-producing bacteria like Escherichia coli, C. urealyticum, as the name implies, secretes urease enzyme which is strong enough to make urine alkaline. This can lead to the formation of struvite calculi or renal stones. Risk factors associated with this bacterium include, immunosuppression, underlying genitourinay disorders, as well as antibiotic therapy. There are other urease-producing cornybacteria that are associated with urinary tract infections, but C. urealyticum is the most common.[2]
References
- ↑ Pitcher, D.; Soto, A.; Soriano, F.; Valero-Guillen, P. (1 January 1992). "Classification of Coryneform Bacteria Associated with Human Urinary Tract Infection (Group D2) as Corynebacterium urealyticum sp. nov.". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 42 (1): 178–181. doi:10.1099/00207713-42-1-178.
- ↑ Patrick R. Murray, Ken S. Rosenthal and Michael A. Pfaller (2013). Medical Microbiology (7th ed.). Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-323-08692-9.
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