%0 Journal Article %A Jackman, P. J. H. %T Classification of Corynebacterium Species from Axillary Skin by Numerical Analysis of Electrophoretic Protein Patterns %D 1982 %J Journal of Medical Microbiology, %V 15 %N 4 %P 485-492 %@ 1473-5644 %R https://doi.org/10.1099/00222615-15-4-485 %I Microbiology Society, %X SUMMARY The genus Corynebacterium, defined by the presence of mesodiaminopimelic acid, arabinose and corynomycolic acids in the cell wall, contains a very diverse group of organisms according to the results of numerical analysis of protein patterns; 13 groups were distinguished in this study. Strains isolated from axillary skin and hair included representatives of several groups but many strains were placed in groups 1 and 6A. Neither of these groups contained any reference strains and may constitute hitherto undescribed species. The reference strains of C. diphtheriae formed a coherent group not closely related to any non-pathogenic Corynebacterium species. %U https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/jmm/10.1099/00222615-15-4-485