coryneform

Meaning

Noun

  • Any bacterium of the genus Corynebacterium
  • Bacteria resembling such bacterium, having irregularly shaped, non-spore-forming, aerobic, gram-positive rods.

Related

Narrower meaning words

  • Rhodococcus, Gordonia (genus), Tsukamurella (genus) - genera

Origin

  • From Corynebacterium, from Ancient Greek κορύνη, -form

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