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MeSH Heading: Corynebacterium
Tree Number(s): B03.510.024.250; B03.510.460.400.400.200
Unique ID: D003352
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003352
Annotation: general or unspecified; prefer specifics; infection = CORYNEBACTERIUM INFECTIONS
Scope Note: A genus of asporogenous bacteria that is widely distributed in nature. Its organisms appear as straight to slightly curved rods and are known to be human and animal parasites and pathogens.
Entry Version: CORYNEBACT
Registry Numbers: txid1716
NLM Classification #: QW 125.5.C5
Date Introduced: 1966/01/01
Last Updated: 2020/08/13

Allowable Qualifiers: chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pathogenicity (PY)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Corynebacterium MeSH Descriptor Data 2026