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Corynebacterium
Definition 1
A genus of Gram-positive, aerobic or facultatively anaerobic, non-motile, non-sporulated, rod-shaped Actinobacteria. Most are a part of normal skin flora. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
Any bacteria that is not assigned to the species level but can be assigned to the Corynebacterium genus level. (NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
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