genus corynebacterium
Noun
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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 (synset 101369056)is a type of: bacteria genus - a genus of bacteriamember holonym:- corynebacterium - any species of the genus Corynebacterium
- c. diphtheriae, corynebacterium diphtheriae, klebs-loeffler bacillus - a species of bacterium that causes diphtheria
belongs to: corynebacteriaceae, family corynebacteriaceae - a large family of mostly Gram-positive and aerobic and nonmotile rod-shaped bacteria of the order Eubacteriales
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