What is corynebacterium.
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Classification
Higher order taxa: Bacteria; Actinobacteria; Actinobacteria (class); Actinobacteridae; Actinomycetales; Corynebacterineae; Corynebacteriaceae; Corynebacterium
Species: Corynebacterium diphtheriae; Corynebacterium efficiens; Corynebacterium glutamicum
For more information on the numerous Corynebacterium species, visit NCBI.
Description and Significance
Corynebacterium diphtheriae is the etiological agent of diphtheria, an upper respiratory disease mainly affecting children. The virulence factors (most specifically diphtheria toxin) have been studied extensively and are well understood.
Genome Structure
The Corynebacterium diphtheriae NCTC 13129 genome is 2,488,625 bp in length and has an average G-C content of 53.5%. The three Corynebacterium genomes that have been sequenced are all similar in general content - visit NCBI for more information
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Try this
http://textbookofbacteriology.net/diphtheria.html
Its a rod-shaped bactera
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