'Corynebacterium diphtheriae' definitions:
Definition of 'Corynebacterium diphtheriae'
(from WordNet)
noun
A species of bacterium that causes diphtheria [syn: Corynebacterium diphtheriae, C. diphtheriae, Klebs- Loeffler bacillus]
Definition of 'Corynebacterium diphtheriae'
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]