Corynebacterium diphtheriae

"Corynebacterium diphtheriae" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A species of gram-positive, asporogenous bacteria in which three cultural types are recognized. These types (gravis, intermedius, and mitis) were originally given in accordance with the clinical severity of the cases from which the different strains were most frequently isolated. This species is the causative agent of DIPHTHERIA.

Descriptor ID	D003353
MeSH Number(s)	B03.510.024.049.180.150 B03.510.460.400.400.200.150
Concept/Terms	Corynebacterium diphtheriae Corynebacterium diphtheriae

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Organisms [B]
Bacteria [B03]
Gram-Positive Bacteria [B03.510]
Actinobacteria [B03.510.024]
Actinomycetales [B03.510.024.049]
Corynebacterium [B03.510.024.049.180]
Corynebacterium diphtheriae [B03.510.024.049.180.150]
Gram-Positive Rods [B03.510.460]
Gram-Positive Asporogenous Rods [B03.510.460.400]
Gram-Positive Asporogenous Rods, Irregular [B03.510.460.400.400]
Corynebacterium [B03.510.460.400.400.200]
Corynebacterium diphtheriae [B03.510.460.400.400.200.150]

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