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Corynebacterium

Definitions

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  • proper noun A taxonomic genus within the family Corynebacteriaceae — Gram-positive bacteria, including the species that causes diphtheria.

Etymologies

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New Latin, from Ancient Greek κορύνη (korunē, "club") + bacterium

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Examples

  • Corynebacterianeae such as Corynebacterium glutamicum and Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Alistair K. Brown et al. 2009

  • The dangers associated with diphtheria come from the toxin released by the bacterium, Corynebacterium diphtheriae.

    DTaP: Diphtheria, Tetanus and Pertussis Vaccine 2008

  • Corynebacterium, also associated with pneumonias and other diseases;

    Wired Top Stories 2010

  • I think it's totally unfair of God to make it so that poor Corynebacterium urealyricum's shape is irregular and can't make endospores.

    Corynebacterium urealyricum Emma Lurie 2007

  • Corynebacterium sp. is reported to be able to hydrolyse starch and produce organic acids.

    Chapter 6 1984

  • Corynebacterium sp. and Geotrichum candidum are the important microorganisms in the fermentation.

    Chapter 6 1984

  • Both pure cultures of yeast (Saccharomyces carbajali, Candida utilis, etc.), and mixed cultures of yeast, fungi (Ustilago maydis), and bacteria (Corynebacterium glutamicum, Brevibacterium flavum) were used to produce the SCP biomass.

    Chapter 5 1979

  • Diphtheria is an acute, toxin-mediated disease caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae.

    The Jakarta Post Breaking News 2010

  • Streptomyces coelicolor and Corynebacterium glutamicum, two species belonging to the same taxonomic order as mycobacteria, have often provided important clues regarding functions of gene products in the pathogen

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Arunava Dasgupta et al. 2010

  • Corynebacterium aurimucosum is a slightly yellowish, non-lipophilic, facultative anaerobic member of the genus Corynebacterium and predominantly isolated from human clinical specimens.

    BioMed Central - Latest articles 2010

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