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Corynebacterium diphtheriae
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | Corynebacterium diphtheriae - a species of bacterium that causes diphtheriaC. diphtheriae, Klebs-Loeffler bacilluscorynebacterium - any species of the genus Corynebacteriumgenus 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 |
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
Corynebacterium diphtheriae[¦kȯr·ə‚nē·bak′tir·ē·əm dif′thir·ē‚ī] (microbiology) A facultatively aerobic, nonmotile species of bacteria that causes diphtheria in humans. Also known as Klebs-Loeffler bacillus. Corynebacterium diphtheriae
Cor·y·ne·bac·te·ri·um diph·the·'ri·aea bacterial species that causes diphtheria and produces a powerful exotoxin causing degeneration of various tissues, notably myocardium, in humans and experimental animals, and catalyzing the ADP-ribosylation of elongation factor II; virulent strains of this organism are lysogenic; it is commonly found in membranes in the pharynx, larynx, trachea, and nose in cases of diphtheria; it is also found in apparently healthy pharynx and nose in carriers, and occasionally in the conjunctiva and in superficial wounds; it occasionally infects the nasal passages and wounds of horses; it is the type species of the genus Corynebacterium. Synonym(s): Klebs-Loeffler bacillus, Loeffler bacillusCorynebacterium diphtheriae The causative agent of diphtheria, which produces a potent exotoxin Reservoir Humans Epidemiology Airborne, infected fomites, infected skin; more common in winter, with crowding, hot, dry air Incidence 5/105–US; attack rate in minorities is 5- to 20-fold that of whites Microbiology In culture, C diphtheriae are often arranged in aggregates fancifully likened to Chinese lettersCor·y·ne·bac·te·ri·um diph·the·ri·ae (kŏ-rī'nē-bak-tēr'ē-ŭm dif-thēr'ē-ē) Typespecies of the genus Corynebacterium, thecause of diphtheria. It induces a severe membranous pharyngitis and produces an exotoxin that damages myocardium and other tissues; may also infect superficial wounds; an asymptomatic carrier state is common.
Synonym(s): Löffler bacillus. Corynebacterium diphtheriaeThe causative agent of diphtheria in humans. See: diphtheriaSee also: CorynebacteriumCorynebacterium diphtheriae
Synonyms for Corynebacterium diphtheriaenoun a species of bacterium that causes diphtheriaSynonyms- C. diphtheriae
- Klebs-Loeffler bacillus
Related Words- corynebacterium
- genus Corynebacterium
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