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Definition of Corynebacterium

1. Noun. Any species of the genus Corynebacterium.

Definition of Corynebacterium

1. [n -RIA]

Medical Definition of Corynebacterium

1. A genus of asporogenous bacteria that is widely distributed in nature. Its organisms appear as straight to slightly curved rods and are known to be human and animal parasites and pathogens. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Corynebacterium

Literary usage of Corynebacterium

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Manual of Microbiologic Monitoring of Laboratory Animals edited by Kim Waggie (1994)
"I. Comparative susceptibility of mouse strains to experimental infection with corynebacterium kutscheri. Path Vet 1964; 5:227-237. 3. ..."

2. Atlas and Principles of Bacteriology by Karl Bernhard Lehmann, Rudolf Otto Neumann, George H. Weaver (1901)
"Lehm. and Neum. (Xerosis bacillus.) 59. corynebacterium ... corynebacterium diphtheriae. L. and N. corynebacterium ..."

3. Post-mortem pathology: A Manual of Post-mortem Examinations and the by Henry Ware Cattell (1905)
"corynebacterium mallei. Optional anaerobic. Guinea-pig inoculated in the testicle. ... corynebacterium xerosis. See corynebacterium diphtheria:. ..."

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