Corynebacterium

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Corynebacterium

[¦kȯr·ə‚nē·bak′tir·ē·əm]

(microbiology)

A genus of gram-positive, straight or slightly curved rods in the coryneform group of bacteria; club-shaped swellings are common; includes human and animal parasites and pathogens, and plant pathogens.

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The etiologic agent Corynebacterium diphtheria can harbor a specific diphtheria toxin gene.

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Corynebacterium ulcerans, one of three species of Corynebacterium (in addition to C.

Conjunctivitis Caused by Toxigenic Corynebacterium ulcerans--Missouri, 2018

Esto se debe a que el oxido de zinc mata a dos tipos de bacterias que provocan el mal olor en las axilas: la Corynebacterium spp.