Corynebacterium urealyticum is a bacterial species of the genus Corynebacterium. 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 the enzyme urease which can be 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 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.[2]
| Corynebacterium urealyticum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
| Class: | Actinomycetia |
| Order: | Mycobacteriales |
| Family: | Corynebacteriaceae |
| Genus: | Corynebacterium |
| Species: | C. urealyticum
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| Binomial name | |
| Corynebacterium urealyticum Pitcher et al. 1992[1]
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References
edit- ^ 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. PMID 1736965.
- ^ Murray, Patrick R.; Rosenthal, Ken S.; Pfaller, Michael A. (2013). Medical Microbiology (7th ed.). Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-323-08692-9.
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