coryneform
- noun
- /ˈkɔrɪnɪˌfɔrm/
- Specialized
- Most of the telephones contained bacteria commonly found on the skin, such as coagulase-negative staphylococci (CONS) and coryneforms.
- coryneform bacteria
Examples
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One interesting discovery that we made by using DNA-based detection was that Alloiococcus otitidis is extremely common in healthy ear canals; only Turicella otitidis and Coryneform bacteria are more common.
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Isolates of coryneform bacteria were subjected to conventional biochemical tests (3), and were evaluated after prolonged incubation at 37°C for as long as 14 days.
Academic text (2014) -
From a public health perspective, diphtheria is the most critical human disease attributed to coryneform bacteria (3).
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Most of the telephones contained bacteria commonly found on the skin, such as coagulase-negative staphylococci (CONS) and coryneforms.
Academic text (2009) -
By using the standardized systems API Coryne and VITEK2-compact for coryneform bacteria, erroneous identification was made of most isolates (10 and 11 cases, respectively) from game animals as C. pseudotuberculosis.
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In the laboratory, the technician identified the coryneform bacteria by their distinctive club shape.
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Samples collected from the patient's throat revealed the presence of coryneform bacteria, indicating a possible infection.
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The microbiologist explained that coryneform bacteria are often misidentified due to their unique morphologies.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Coryneform comes from Greek coryne- meaning 'club' and -form meaning 'shape', so a coryneform is a bacterium that looks like a small club when seen under the microscope.
