corynebacterium
[ kôr′ə-nē-băk-tîr′ē-əm, kə-rĭn′ə- ]
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n.
Any of various gram-positive, rod-shaped bacterium of the genus Corynebacterium.
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Words nearby corynebacterium
Coryell, corymb, corymbiform, corymbose, corynebacteria, corynebacterium, Corynebacterium diphtheriae, coryneform, coryphaeus, coryphée, coryphodon
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Example sentences from the Web for corynebacterium
Preisz named the organism "Corynebacterium abortus endemici (s. infectiosi)."
Contagious Abortion of Cows|Ward J. MacNealPreisz suggested the name "Corynebacterium abortus endemici (s. infectiousi)."
Contagious Abortion of Cows|Ward J. MacNeal