CORYNEBACTERIUM


Meaning of CORYNEBACTERIUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌkȯr-ə-(ˌ)nē-bak-ˈtir-ē-əm, kə-ˌri-nə- ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek korynē club

Date: 1909

: any of a large genus ( Corynebacterium ) of usually gram-positive nonmotile bacteria that occur as irregular or branching rods and include numerous important animal and plant pathogens

• co·ry·ne·bac·te·ri·al -ē-əl adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.