corynebacterium diphtheriae

Noun
  1. A species of bacterium that causes diphtheria (synset 101369341)
    is a type of: corynebacterium - any species of the genus Corynebacterium
    belongs to: 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
    same as: c. diphtheriae, klebs-loeffler bacillus

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