Corynebacterium minutissimum is a species of corynebacterium.
It is associated with erythrasma.[1]
A, bacitracin susceptible: S. pyogenes (Scarlet fever, Erysipelas, Rheumatic fever, Streptococcal pharyngitis)
Cg+ S. aureus (Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome, Toxic shock syndrome, MRSA)
motile: Clostridium difficile (Pseudomembranous colitis) · Clostridium botulinum (Botulism) · Clostridium tetani (Tetanus)
R1: M. kansasii · M. marinum
R2: M. gordonae
R3: M. avium complex (MAA, MAP, MAI, Lady Windermere syndrome) · M. ulcerans (Buruli ulcer) · M. haemophilum