Corynebacterium diphtheriae
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| Noun | 1. | Corynebacterium diphtheriae - a species of bacterium that causes diphtheria corynebacterium - any species of the genus Corynebacterium genus Corynebacterium - the type genus of the family Corynebacteriaceae which is widely distributed in nature; the best known are parasites and pathogens of humans and domestic animals |
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