corynebacteria

[kawr-uh-nee-bak-teer-ee-uh, kuh-rin-uh- kuh-rin-uh-]

plural noun, singular cor·y·ne·bac·te·ri·um

[kawr-uh-nee-bak-teer-ee-uh m, kuh-rin-uh-] /ˌkɔr ə ni bækˈtɪər i əm, kəˈrɪn ə-/.

rod-shaped bacteria of the genus Corynebacterium, many species of which are pathogenic.

Origin of corynebacteria

< New Latin (1896) < Greek korýnē club + bacteria bacteria

Related formscor·y·ne·bac·te·ri·al, adjective

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Preisz named the organism "Corynebacterium abortus endemici (s. infectiosi)."
Contagious Abortion of Cows
Ward J. MacNeal
Preisz suggested the name "Corynebacterium abortus endemici (s. infectiousi)."
Contagious Abortion of Cows
Ward J. MacNeal

corynebacterium in Medicine

(kôr′ə-nē-băk-tîr′ē-əm, kə-rĭn′ə-)

Any of various gram-positive, rod-shaped bacterium of the genus Corynebacterium.