Definitions of Corynebacterium diphtheriae
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a species of bacterium that causes diphtheria
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synonyms:
C. diphtheriae, Klebs-Loeffler bacillus
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type of:
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corynebacterium
any species of the genus Corynebacterium
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corynebacterium
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