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Calymmatobacterium granulomatis

Calymmatobacterium granulomatis

9.9
A type of bacteria that causes granuloma inguinale, a genital infection spread by sex
  • noun
  • Archaic
: calimmatobacterium granulomatis
  • The patient was diagnosed with an infection by Calymmatobacterium granulomatis after laboratory analysis of a lesion sample.

Examples

  • Calymmatobacterium granulomatis is responsible for causing granuloma inguinale, a rare sexually transmitted infection.

  • Doctors identified Calymmatobacterium granulomatis in the patient's sample.

  • Due to taxonomic revisions, Calymmatobacterium granulomatis is now often classified as Klebsiella granulomatis.

  • The infection is caused by Calymmatobacterium granulomatis.

  • After testing the lesion, the doctor confirmed that Calymmatobacterium granulomatis was the cause of the patient's granuloma inguinale.

  • The laboratory reported that the infection was due to Calymmatobacterium granulomatis, leading to a diagnosis of granuloma inguinale.

  • A rare sexually transmitted infection can arise from Calymmatobacterium granulomatis, necessitating medical treatment.

Surface Forms

Calymmatobacterium granulomatis singular
Calymmatobacterium granulomatises plural

Morphology

Calymmatobacterium + granulomatis

This is a Latin binomial (genus + species) where the first element contains 'bacterium', signaling a bacterial organism, and the species epithet 'granulomatis' transparently hints at an association with granuloma. However, the label is technical and relies on taxonomic/Latin morphology and biomedical knowledge rather than ordinary English composition, so a B1 learner would only partially infer the clinical meaning without specialist background.

Etymology

Calymmatobacterium granulomatis may come from Greek words: calymma meaning 'cover' and bacterium meaning 'small rod', while granulomatis refers to 'granuloma', a 'small lump or sore'. So the name paints the image of a rod-like germ linked to lumps or sores, which helps you remember it is the bacterium that causes granuloma inguinale, an infection spread by sex.