Question

Name one disease-producing species each of Corynebacterium and Entamoeba. Also name the respective diseases.

Answer 1

Explanation:

CORYNEBACTERIUM :- AMYCOLATUM

Corynebacterium amycolatum is a Gram-positive, non-spore-forming, aerobic or facultatively anaerobic bacillus capable of fermentation [1] with propionic acid as the major end product of its glucose metabolism. One of its best known relatives is Corynebacterium diphtheriae, the causative agent of diphtheria. C. amycolatum is a common component of the natural flora found on human skin and mucous membranes, and as such, is often disregarded by physicians as a contaminant when found in blood cultures.

ENTAMOEBA :- HISTOLYTICA

Several species are found in humans and animals. Entamoeba histolytica is the pathogen responsible for invasive 'amoebiasis' (which includes amoebic dysentery and amoebic liver abscesses).