any of various bacterium of the genus Corynebacterium, including various animal and plant pathogens and animal parasites
Examples of 'corynebacteria' in a sentence
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Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of corynebacteria were not predictable.
Camello Thereza Cristina Ferreira, Mattos-Guaraldi Ana Luiza, Formiga Luiz CarlosDuarte, Marques Elizabeth Andrade 2003, 'Nondiphtherial Corynebacterium species isolated from clinical specimens of patientsin a university hospital, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil', Brazilian Journal of Microbiologyhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822003000100009. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This suggests that human skin must harbor adequate mechanisms to control the growth of corynebacteria on the skin surface.
Stephanie Walter, Franziska Rademacher, Nicole Kobinger, Maren Simanski, Regine Gläser,Jürgen Harder 2017, 'RNase 7 participates in cutaneous innate control of Corynebacterium amycolatum', Scientific Reportshttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1038/s41598-017-14383-z. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
An increasing body of evidence indicates that nondiphtheria corynebacteria may be responsible for respiratory tract infections.
Fadi Bittar, Carole Cassagne, Emmanuelle Bosdure, Nathalie Stremler, Jean-ChristopheDubus, Jacques Sarles, Martine Reynaud-Gaubert, Didier Raoult, Jean-Marc Rolain 2010, 'Outbreak of Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum Infection in Cystic Fibrosis Patients,France', Emerging Infectious Diseaseshttps://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/8/10-0193_article. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Corynebacteria are used for a wide variety of industrial purposes but some species are associated with human diseases.
Hamed Heydari, Cheuk Chuen Siow, Mui Fern Tan, Nick S Jakubovics, Wei Yee Wee, NareshV R Mutha, Guat Jah Wong, Mia Yang Ang, Amir Hessam Yazdi, Siew Woh Choo 2014, 'CoryneBase: Corynebacterium genomic resources and analysis tools at your fingertips.',PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3895029?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
A new genus was proposed for the organisms as unlike corynebacteria they lacked mycolic acids and had different menaquinones.
Inwoo Baek, Inwoo Baek, Mincheol Kim, Imchang Lee, Imchang Lee, Seong-In Na, Seong-InNa, Michael Goodfellow, Jongsik Chun, Jongsik Chun, Jongsik Chun 2018, 'Phylogeny Trumps Chemotaxonomy: A Case Study Involving Turicella otitidis', Frontiers in Microbiologyhttp://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.00834/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Proteus and corynebacteria were scarcely present.
S. Hasan, S. M. H. Andrabi, R. Muneer, M. Anzar and N. Ahmad 2001, 'EFFECTS OF A NEW ANTIBIOTIC COMBINATION ON POST -THAW MOTION CHRACTERISTICS AND MEMBRANEINTEGRITY OF BUFFALO AND SAHIWAL BULL SPERMATOZOA AND ON THE BACTERIOLOGICAL QUALITYOF THEIR SEMEN', Pakistan Veterinary Journalhttp://pvj.com.pk/abstract/21_1/2.htm. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)