About The Medical Condition Corynebacterium diphtheriae

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Corynebacterium diphtheriae

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Corynebacterium diphtheriae Medical Condition

What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Corynebacterium diphtheriae?

A species of gram-positive, asporogenous bacteria in which three cultural types are recognized. These types (gravis, intermedius, and mitis) were originally given in accordance with the clinical severity of the cases from which the different strains were most frequently isolated. This species is the causative agent of DIPHTHERIA.

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