A genus of nonmotile, facultatively anaerobic bacteria containing Gram-positive slender irregular rods, sometimes showing clubbed ends that may be in V formation with no filaments. These organisms are obligate parasites of the pharynx in farm animals and humans, occasionally causing lesions on the pharynx or skin. The type species is Arcanobacteriu...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: ar-kā′nō-bac-tēr′ē-um Definitions: 1. A genus of nonmotile, facultatively anaerobic bacteria containing gram-positive slender irregular rods, sometimes showing clubbed ends that may be in 'V' formation with no filaments. These microorganisms are obligate parasites of the pharynx in farm anim...
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