- genus Corynebacterium - the type genus of the family Corynebacteriaceae which is widely distributed in nature; the best known are parasites and pathogens of humans and domestic animals
--1 is a kind of bacteria genus
--1 is a member of Corynebacteriaceae, family Corynebacteriaceae
--1 has members:corynebacterium; Corynebacterium diphtheriae, C. diphtheriae, Klebs-Loeffler bacillus