family Corynebacteriaceae

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1.family Corynebacteriaceae - a large family of mostly Gram-positive and aerobic and nonmotile rod-shaped bacteria of the order EubacterialesCorynebacteriaceaebacteria family - a family of bacteriaEubacteriales, order Eubacteriales - one of two usually recognized orders of true bacteria; Gram-positive spherical or rod-shaped forms; some are motile; in some classifications considered an order of Schizomycetesgenus 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 animalsgenus Listeria - a genus of aerobic motile bacteria of the family Corynebacteriaceae containing small Gram-positive rods

Related to family Corynebacteriaceae: Corynebacterium jeikeium, Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum, Corynebacterium xerosis, Corynebacterium striatum, Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis

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Synonyms for family Corynebacteriaceae

noun a large family of mostly Gram-positive and aerobic and nonmotile rod-shaped bacteria of the order Eubacteriales

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Corynebacteriaceae

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bacteria family
Eubacteriales
order Eubacteriales
genus Corynebacterium
genus Listeria