RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Barberis, Claudia M. A1 Traglia, Germán M. A1 Almuzara, Marisa N. A1 Rocha, Danilo J. P. G. A1 Santos, Carolina S. A1 Aguiar, Eric R. G. R. A1 Pacheco, Luis G. C. A1 Vay, Carlos A.YR 2020 T1 Corynebacterium phoceense – a rare Corynebacterium species isolated from a urine sample JF Access Microbiology, VO 3 IS 2 OP SP 000197 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/acmi.0.000197 PB Microbiology Society, SN 2516-8290, AB Corynebacterium spp. are Gram-positive rods that are recognized to cause opportunistic diseases under certain predisposing clinical conditions. Some species have been described in urinary tract infections. In this report we document a new episode of urinary tract infection caused by Corynebacterium phoceense and describe the whole-genome sequencing, phenotypic characteristics and mass spectra obtained by matrix-assisted desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS). Based on genome identification and DNA-to-DNA hybridization, we can assume that our strain is the second isolate of C. phoceense to be described in a urine sample. No other infectious diseases have been reported to be associated with this species., UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/acmi/10.1099/acmi.0.000197