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corynebacterium

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co·ry·ne·bac·te·ri·um  (kôr-n-bk-tîr-m, k-rn-)
n. pl. co·ry·ne·bac·te·ri·a (-tîr-)
Any of various gram-positive, rod-shaped bacteria of the genus Corynebacterium, which includes many animal and plant pathogens, such as the causative agent of diphtheria.

[New Latin Corynbacterium, genus name : Greek korun, club; see ker-1 in Indo-European roots + bacterium.]
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Noun1.corynebacterium - any species of the genus Corynebacterium
eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria - a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella
genus Corynebacterium - the type genus of the family Corynebacteriaceae which is widely distributed in nature; the best known are parasites and pathogens of humans and domestic animals
C. diphtheriae, Corynebacterium diphtheriae, Klebs-Loeffler bacillus - a species of bacterium that causes diphtheria


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htm) and 22 non-Francisella isolates (Acinetobacter, Bacillus, Brucella, Corynebacterium, Enterobacter, Enterococcus, Escherichia, Haemophilus, Klebsiella, Legionella, Proteus, Pseudomonas, Serratia, Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, and Yersinia species).
The most common bacteria were Staphylococcus aureus, Morganella morganii, Corynebacterium spp, Bacteroides melaninogenicus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Proteus spp.
Their study indicated that tylosin-resistant bacteria, primarily Corynebacterium, accounted for 80% of total culturable bacteria detected.
 
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