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Princeton's WordNet

  1. corynebacteriumnoun

    any species of the genus Corynebacterium

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  1. corynebacteriumnoun

    Any member of the genus Corynebacterium, consisting of gram-positive usually nonmotile irregularly rod-shaped bacteria, some of which are pathogenic or parasitic in humans and domestic animals, such as Corynebacterium diphtheriae, which causes diphtheria.

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  1. Corynebacterium

    Corynebacterium () is a genus of Gram-positive bacteria and most are aerobic. They are bacilli (rod-shaped), and in some phases of life they are, more specifically, club-shaped, which inspired the genus name (coryneform means "club-shaped"). They are widely distributed in nature in the microbiota of animals (including the human microbiota) and are mostly innocuous, most commonly existing in commensal relationships with their hosts. Some, such as C. glutamicum, are commercially useful. Others can cause human disease, including, most notably, diphtheria, which is caused by C. diphtheriae. As with various species of amicrobiota (including their relatives in the genera Arcanobacterium and Trueperella), they usually are not pathogenic, but can occasionally opportunistically capitalize on atypical access to tissues (via wounds) or weakened host defenses.

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  1. corynebacterium

    Corynebacterium is a genus of gram-positive, rod-shaped bacteria that are aerobic and non-motile. They are widely distributed in nature, found in the soil, water, plants, and animals. Some species are pathogenic to humans and can cause various types of infections, most notably Corynebacterium diphtheriae, known for causing the respiratory illness diphtheria. Some other species are used commercially in the production of amino acids, nucleotides and other metabolic compounds.

Wikidata

  1. Corynebacterium

    Corynebacterium is a genus of Gram-positive, rod-shaped bacteria. They are widely distributed in nature and are mostly innocuous. Some are useful in industrial settings such as C. glutamicum. Others can cause human disease. C. diphtheriae, for example, is the pathogen responsible for diphtheria.

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Corynebacterium

    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.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of corynebacterium in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of corynebacterium in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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