Corynebacterium (definition)

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Definition: A genus of asporogenous bacteria that is widely distributed in nature. Its organisms appear as straight to slightly curved rods and are known to be human and animal parasites and pathogens.

GEN; prefer specific; infection
Examples Brevibacterium flavum; Corynebacterium diphtheriae; Corynebacterium glutamicum; Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis; Corynebacterium pyogenes

Substance	CAS Registry & name	Categories	Source
LysE protein, Corynebacterium glutamicum	0	Bacterial Proteins Amino Acid Transport Systems, Basic Corynebacterium.	Mol Microbiol 1996 Dec;22(5):815-26
S.R.E. immunostimulant	0	Corynebacterium.	Rev Roum Virol 1993 Jan-Jun;44(1-2):85-90
glutamicin CBII	107231-69-6	*Bacteriocins Corynebacterium.	Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 1986;52(2):129
Corynebacterium parvum vaccine	0	*Bacterial Vaccines Corynebacterium Propionibacterium acnes.	Drug Ther Bull 1983;21(20):79
ulceracin 378	87347-95-3 Ulceracin 378	*Bacteriocins Corynebacterium.	Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1983;24(2):262
renalin, bacterial	0	*Bacterial Proteins Corynebacterium.	Infect Immun 1982;36(3):1253
adjuvant P40	0	Corynebacterium Adjuvants, Immunologic.	Pathol Biol (Paris) 27(7):395;1979

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