Corynebacterium diphtheriae on Culture and Microscopy Corynebacterium ...

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Corynebacterium diphtheriae on Culture and Microscopy
Corynebacterium diphtheriae, the cause of vaccine-preventable diphtheria.

Matching name to features:
"Coryne" (korune) "club" (see gram stain)
"diptheriae" "hide; leather" - forms tough pseudomembrane in throat.

Rich Davis, PhD, D(ABMM), MLS @richdavisphd

#Corynebacterium #diphtheriae #Culture #Microscopy #clinical #microbiology

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