Corynebacterium kroppenstedtii subsp. demodicis is the endobacterium of Demodex folliculorum.
Benjamin M Clanner-EngelshofenLars Einar FrenchMarkus ReinholzPublished in: Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV (2019)
We anticipate our finding to be a starting point for more in-depth understanding of the tripartite microbe-host interaction between Demodex mites, its bacterial endosymbiont and the human host.