Corynebacterium diphtheriae

Noun

Meaning

a species of bacterium that causes diphtheria

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

mycobacteria Klebs-Loeffler bacillus C. diphtheriae

Hypernyms

corynebacterium

Examples

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

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

Close letter words and terms

corynebacteriophage corynebacteriosis corynebacterium corynebactin coryneform corynemycolic acid