'corynebacterium' definitions:
Definition of 'corynebacterium'
From: WordNet
noun
Any species of the genus Corynebacterium
Definition of 'corynebacterium'
From: GCIDE
- corynebacterium \co`ry*ne`bac*ter"i*um\, n. (MIcrobiol.) 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. [PJC]