co·ry·ne·bac·te·ri·um (kôr  -n -b k-tîr -m, k-r n-)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 Coryn bacterium, genus name : Greek korun, club; see ker-1 in Indo-European roots + bacterium.] |
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| Noun | 1. | 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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