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''Corynebacterium'' () is a
genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of
Gram-positive bacteria In bacteriology, gram-positive bacteria are bacteria that give a positive result in the Gram stain test, which is traditionally used to quickly classify bacteria into two broad categories according to their type of cell wall. Gram-positive bac ...
and most are
aerobic Aerobic means "requiring air," in which "air" usually means oxygen. Aerobic may also refer to * Aerobic exercise, prolonged exercise of moderate intensity * Aerobics, a form of aerobic exercise * Aerobic respiration, the aerobic process of cel ...
. They are
bacilli Bacilli is a taxonomic class of bacteria that includes two orders, Bacillales and Lactobacillales, which contain several well-known pathogens such as ''Bacillus anthracis'' (the cause of anthrax). ''Bacilli'' are almost exclusively gram-positi ...
(rod-shaped), and in some phases of life they are, more specifically,
club Club may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Club'' (magazine) * Club, a '' Yie Ar Kung-Fu'' character * Clubs (suit), a suit of playing cards * Club music * "Club", by Kelsea Ballerini from the album ''kelsea'' Brands and enterprises ...
-shaped, which inspired the genus name (''
coryneform {{Short pages monitor * '' C. wankanglinii'' Zhang et al. 2021 * '' C. xerosis'' (Lehmann and Neumann 1896) Lehmann and Neumann 1899 (Approved Lists 1980) * '' C. yudongzhengii'' Zhu et al. 2020 * '' C. zhongnanshanii'' Zhang et al. 2021


References


Further reading

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Database of Corynebacterial Transcription Factors and Regulatory Networks
* Rollins, David M. University of Maryland: Pathogentic Microbiology: Corynebacteriu

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