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corynebacterium
(redirected from Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis)

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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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The disease is caused by the bacteria Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis, and is a chronic condition characterised by the formation of abscesses in the glands, which eventually burst and discharge greenish yellow pus.
Controlling sheep disease by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
The disease is caused by the bacteria Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis, and is a chronic condition characterised by the formation of abscesses in the glands, which eventually burst and discharge greenish yellow pus.
Vets View by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
CLA is caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis and results in abscesses forming in the animal's lymph nodes.
Vigilance urged on sheep disease by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
 
 
 
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