corynebacterium

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any species of the genus Corynebacterium

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This modification is a target for the powerful toxins of disparate bacteria, e.g., Vibrio cholerae, Corynebacterium diphtheriae and Bordetella pertussis. Source: Internet

The genera Actinomyces, Arthobacter, Corynebacterium, Mycobacterium, and Propionibacterium have cell walls particularly sensitive to breakage during cell division, resulting in gram-negative staining of these gram-positive cells. Source: Internet

Friedrich Loeffler was the first one to cultivate Corynebacterium diphtheriae in 1884. Source: Internet

In the past, bacteria from the Brevibacterium, Arthrobacter, Microbacterium and Corynebacterium genera have been exploited for this purpose. Source: Internet

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