genus corynebacterium

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   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

   Broaderbacteria genus

   Part ofCorynebacteriaceae

Questions about genus corynebacterium

What does genus corynebacterium mean?

genus corynebacterium means "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".

Is genus corynebacterium a common word?

genus corynebacterium is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.