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Definition of Corynebacterium diphtheriae

1. Noun. A species of bacterium that causes diphtheria.

Medical Definition of Corynebacterium diphtheriae

1. A species of gram-positive, asporogenous bacteria in which three cultural types are recognised. These types (gravis, intermedius, and mitis) were originally given in accordance with the clinical severity of the cases from which the different strains were most frequently isolated. This species is the causative agent of diphtheria. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Corynebacterium Diphtheriae

Literary usage of Corynebacterium diphtheriae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Atlas and Principles of Bacteriology by Karl Bernhard Lehmann, Rudolf Otto Neumann, George H. Weaver (1901)
"corynebacterium diphtheriae. (Loffler.) Lehm. and Neum. (Diphtheria bacillus. ... corynebacterium diphtheriae. L. and N. Corynebacterium ..."

2. Calcutta Review by University of Calcutta (1921)
"... corynebacterium diphtheriae; Diphtheroids and their differences from corynebacterium diphtheriae. Aerobic spore-bearing bacteria—Bacillus Anthracis and ..."

3. Biosafety in the Laboratory: Prudent Practices for the Handling and Disposal by National Research Council (U. S.) (1989)
"Agent: corynebacterium diphtheriae Laboratory-associated infections with C. diphtheriae are documented. Pike (90) lists 33 cases reported in the world ..."

4. The ABCs of Safe & Healthy Child Care: A Handbook for Child Care Providers by Cynthia M. Hale, Jacqueline A. Polder (2000)
"Diphtheria in the Child Care Setting Diphtheria is a disease caused by a bacteria, corynebacterium diphtheriae, which invades the throat. ..."

5. Atlas and Principles of Bacteriology by Karl Bernhard Lehmann, Rudolf Otto Neumann, George H. Weaver (1901)
"corynebacterium diphtheriae. (Loffler.) Lehm. and Neum. (Diphtheria bacillus. ... corynebacterium diphtheriae. L. and N. Corynebacterium ..."

6. Calcutta Review by University of Calcutta (1921)
"... corynebacterium diphtheriae; Diphtheroids and their differences from corynebacterium diphtheriae. Aerobic spore-bearing bacteria—Bacillus Anthracis and ..."

7. Biosafety in the Laboratory: Prudent Practices for the Handling and Disposal by National Research Council (U. S.) (1989)
"Agent: corynebacterium diphtheriae Laboratory-associated infections with C. diphtheriae are documented. Pike (90) lists 33 cases reported in the world ..."

8. The ABCs of Safe & Healthy Child Care: A Handbook for Child Care Providers by Cynthia M. Hale, Jacqueline A. Polder (2000)
"Diphtheria in the Child Care Setting Diphtheria is a disease caused by a bacteria, corynebacterium diphtheriae, which invades the throat. ..."

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