Corynebacterium minutissimum

Corynebacterium minutissimum is a species of Corynebacterium associated with erythrasma,^[1] a type of skin rash. It can be distinguished from similar-appearing rashes by exposing the area to the light of a Wood's lamp; C. minutissimum produces porphyrins that fluoresce coral-red.^[2]

Corynebacterium minutissimum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Kingdom:	Bacillati
Phylum:	Actinomycetota
Class:	Actinomycetia
Order:	Mycobacteriales
Family:	Corynebacteriaceae
Genus:	Corynebacterium
Species:	C. minutissimum
Binomial name
Corynebacterium minutissimum (ex Sarkany et al. 1962) Collins and Jones 1983