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Medical Definition of Arcanobacterium
1. A genus of nonmotile, facultatively anaerobic bacteria containing Gram-positive slender irregular rods, sometimes showing clubbed ends that may be in V formation with no filaments. These organisms are obligate parasites of the pharynx in farm animals and humans, occasionally causing lesions on the pharynx or skin. The type species is Arcanobacterium haemolyticum. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Arcanobacterium
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