Corynebacterium urealyticum
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| Corynebacterium urealyticum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
| Class: | Actinomycetes |
| Order: | Mycobacteriales |
| Family: | Corynebacteriaceae |
| Genus: | Corynebacterium |
| Species: | C. urealyticum |
| Binomial name | |
| Corynebacterium urealyticum Pitcher et al. 1992[1] | |
Corynebacterium urealyticum is a bacterial species of the genus Corynebacterium. It is an opportunistic pathogen linked to urinary tract infections.
Corynebacterium urealyticum is a slow growing, lipophilic, asaccharolytic Gram-positive rod.[2] Similar to other Corynebacterium, it is catalase positive and non-motile. C. urealyticum, as the name implies, secretes the enzyme urease which can be strong enough to make urine alkaline.
Clinical significance
Corynebacterium urealyticum is known to cause urinary tract infections (UTIs). C. urealyticum infection can lead to the formation of struvite calculi or renal stones. Risk factors associated with this bacterium include immunosuppression, underlying genitourinary disorders, and antibiotic therapy. There are other urease-producing corynebacteria that are associated with urinary tract infections, but C. urealyticum is the most common.[3]
The most common form of UTI caused by C. urealyticum is acute cystitis.[2]
