Bacterium
corynebacterium Audio
cor·y·ne·bac·te·ri·um [ kawr-uh-nee-bak-teer-ee-uh, kuh-rin-uh- kuh-rin-uh- ]
Subclass of:
Gram-Positive Asporogenous Rods, Irregular; Actinobacteria class
Etymology:
Greek koryne = a club + bakterion (diminutive of baktron = a rod or shepherd's staff)
Definitions related to corynebacterium:
  • A genus of asporogenous bacteria that is widely distributed in nature. Its organisms appear as straight to slightly curved rods and are known to be human and animal parasites and pathogens.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • A genus of Gram-positive, aerobic or facultatively anaerobic, non-motile, non-sporulated, rod-shaped Actinobacteria. Most are a part of normal skin flora.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Any bacteria that is not assigned to the species level but can be assigned to the Corynebacterium genus level.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • Genus of asporogenous bacteria that is widely distributed in nature; appear as straight to slightly curved rods and are known to be human and animal parasites and pathogens.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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