ERYSIPELOTHRIX


Meaning of ERYSIPELOTHRIX in English

ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈsipəlōˌthriks noun

Etymology: New Latin, from erysipelas + -o- + -thrix

1. capitalized : a genus of microaerophilic, gram-positive, rod-shaped bacteria (family Corynebacteriaceae) forming no spores, tending to produce long filaments, and being usually considered to include a single form ( E. rhusiopathia ) widespread in nature where nitrogenous matter is disintegrating and the causative agent of swine erysipelas, an arthritis of lambs, and erysipeloid of man

2. -es : a bacterium of the genus Erysipelothrix

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