
''Corynebacterium xerosis'' is a species of bacteria in the genus ''
Corynebacterium
''Corynebacterium'' () is a genus of Gram-positive bacteria and most are aerobic. They are bacilli (rod-shaped), and in some phases of life they are, more specifically, club-shaped, which inspired the genus name ('' coryneform'' means "club- ...
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Corynebacterium
Bacteria described in 1899
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