Classification of 27 Corynebacterium kroppenstedtii -Like Isolates Associated with Mastitis in China and Descriptions of C. parakroppenstedtii sp. nov. and C. pseudokroppenstedtii sp. nov

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In this study, we characterized two novel species that were closely related to but hard to distinguish from C . kroppenstedtii by routine identification methods used in clinical laboratories. Since all 27 C. kroppenstedtii -like isolates were obtained from breast specimens of female patients with mastitis, they may be potential pathogens causing mastitis. We hope to perform further epidemiological investigation...

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