the following information is not yet verified
The pathogenic potential of coryneform bacteria has been underestimated

Taxonomy
Family: Corynebacteriaceae

Natural habitats
They are part of the normal biota of the skin, particularly of inpatients.

Clinical significance
C. jeikeium is a frequently encountered Corynebacterium in clinical specimens.

Nosocomial transmission has been described.

C. jeikeium, which were most frequently, although not exclusively, associated with immunocompromised hosts.
Infections also include nosocomial septicemia, bacteremia, meningitis, soft tissue etc.

It resistant to multiple antibiotics.

the following information is not yet verified
Gram positive rods,

irregularly shaped (‘coryneforms”), they are arranged as single cells, in pairs, in V forms, in palisades, or in clusters with

a so-called Chinese-letter appearance.

Club-shaped rods are observed in true members of the genus Corynebacterium only

Obligate aerobic

Colonies are tiny (lipophilic), low, entire, and grayish white.

Lipophilic bacteria
(fat-liking bacteria) are bacteria that proliferate in lipids.

Good growth is observed with broth supplemented with 1% Tween 80

McConkey no growth

BBAØ no growth

James Versalovic et al.(2011) Manual of Clinical Microbiology 10th Edition