corynebacterium

Noun
  1. Any species of the genus Corynebacterium (synset 101368917)
    is a type of: eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria - a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella
    subtypes: c. diphtheriae, corynebacterium diphtheriae, klebs-loeffler bacillus - a species of bacterium that causes diphtheria
    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

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