Taber's Medical Dictionary
Corynebacterium
(kor″ĭ-nē-bak-tir′ē-ŭm )
[L. corynebacterium fr Gr. korynē, a club, + bacterium ]
A genus of gram-positive, aerobic, nonmotile bacilli of the family Corynebacteriaceae. Some are part of normal skin flora; others are pathogens for domestic animals, birds, and reptiles.
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
The causative agent of diphtheria in humans.
SEE: diphtheria
Corynebacterium minutissimum
The causative species of erythrasma.
Corynebacterium parvum
An organism used as part of a nonspecific immunotherapy regimen (investigational) in the treatment of lung cancer.
Corynebacterium vaginale
A former name for SEE: Gardnerella vaginalis.
Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Corynebacterium." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/766535/all/Corynebacterium.
Corynebacterium. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/766535/all/Corynebacterium. Accessed April 26, 2026.
Corynebacterium. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/766535/all/Corynebacterium
Corynebacterium [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 April 26]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/766535/all/Corynebacterium.
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