diph•the•roid

(ˈdɪf θəˌrɔɪd, ˈdɪp-)

adj.

1. resembling diphtheria, esp. in the formation of a false membrane in the throat.

2. any bacterium, esp. of the genus Corynebacterium, that resembles the diphtheria bacillus but does not produce diphtheria toxin.

[1860–65]

References in periodicals archive

(18,20,21) While acute mortality is the most common sign of PHV-1 infection in juvenile pigeons, coryza, conjunctivitis, diphtheroid stomatitis, and pharyngitis are the most prominent signs observed in clinically affected subadult to adult pigeons with PHV-1 infections.

Co-occurrence of Mycoplasma Species and Pigeon Herpesvirus-1 Infection in Racing Pigeons (Columba livia)

G+ R diphth/no spores Gram-positive rods with diphtheroid morphology and no endospores.

Microbial Quality of Ice Machines and Relationship to Facility Inspections in the Toledo, Ohio, Area

Makker, "Shunt nephritis: demonstration of diphtheroid antigen in glomeruli," American Journal of the Medical Sciences, vol.

Delayed Manifestation of Shunt Nephritis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Corynebacterium striatum: a diphtheroid with pathogenic potential.

Multidrug-resistant corynebacterium striatum associated with increased use of parenteral antimicrobial drugs

The causative agent is a gram positive aerobic diphtheroid called Corynebacterium minutissimum.

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