coryneform

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English

Etymology

From Corynebacterium, from Ancient Greek κορύνη (korúnē, club), +‎ -form.

Noun

coryneform (plural coryneforms)

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

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