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corynebacterium vs C. diphtheriae

C. diphtheriae vs corynebacterium

corynebacterium and C. diphtheriae both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
corynebacterium Yes No No No
C. diphtheriae Yes No No No
As nouns, C. diphtheriae is a hyponym of corynebacterium; that is, C. diphtheriae is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than corynebacterium:
  • corynebacterium: any species of the genus Corynebacterium
  • C. diphtheriae: a species of bacterium that causes diphtheria
Other hyponyms of corynebacterium include Corynebacterium diphtheriae, Klebs-Loeffler bacillus.
corynebacterium (noun) C. diphtheriae (noun)
any species of the genus Corynebacterium a species of bacterium that causes diphtheria
Difference between corynebacterium and C. diphtheriae

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