Meaning | 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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Member of | 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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Members | Corynebacterium diphtheriae, C. diphtheriae, Klebs-Loeffler bacillus | A species of bacterium that causes diphtheria |
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corynebacterium | Any species of the genus Corynebacterium |
Broader | bacteria genus | A genus of bacteria |
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