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Topic: Disease association 2016-07-11
Difficulty: Moderate
Author:  Chris Doern
Question Type: Single Best Answer
Please select the single BEST answer choice.

As 16S sequencing and MALDI-TOF MS are more commonly employed for the identification of microorganisms in clinical microbiology, we are discovering new disease associations that were previously unknown because these organisms could not be routinely identified.  This question is based on one such organism.

Which Corynebacterium spp. has been associated with granulomatis mastitis and breast abscesses?
A. Corynebacterium jeikeium
B. Corynebacterium aurimucosum
C. Corynebacterium urealyticum
D. Corynebacterium kroppenstedtii

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