Corynebacterium (kôr`u-nē-bak-tēr`ē-um, ku-rin`u-) is a genus of Gram-positive, rod-shaped bacteria. They are widely distributed in nature and are mostly innocuous. Some are useful in industrial settings such as C. glutamicum. Others can cause human disease. C. diphtheriae, for example, is the pathogen responsible for diphtheria. == Taxonom......
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<bacteria, microbiology> A genus of asporogenous bacteria that is widely distributed in nature. Its organisms appear as straight to slightly curved rods and are known to be human and animal parasites and pathogens. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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(ko-ri″ne-bak-tēr´e-әm) a genus of gram-positive, nonmotile, straight to slightly curved rod-shaped bacteria. It includes both pathogenic and nonpathogenic organisms, which are widely distributed in nature. Species include C. ac´nes, found in acne lesions; C. diphthe´riae, the etiologic agent of diphthe...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: kŏ-rī′nē-bak-tēr′ē-ŭm Definitions: 1. A genus of nonmotile (except for some plant pathogens), aerobic to anaerobic bacteria (family Corynebacteriaceae) containing irregularly staining, gram-positive, straight to slightly curved, often club-shaped rods that, as a result of snapping ...
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noun any species of the genus Corynebacterium
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any of various rod-shaped bacteria of the genus Corynebacterium, many of which are pathogenic.
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