Diphtheroids are species of the genus Corynebacterium which are non-pathogenic. They are normally commensals of the skin and upper respiratory tract. Examples include C. xerosis and C. hofmanii.
The methods of distinguishing diphtheroids from pathogenic C. diphtheriae is considered in the section on Corynebacterium.
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