Medical Dictionary

Calymmatobacterium

noun Ca·lym·ma·to·bac·te·ri·um \kə-ˌlim-ət-ō-bak-ˈtir-ē-əm\

Medical Definition of CALYMMATOBACTERIUM

:  a genus of pleomorphic nonmotile rod bacteria of the family Brucellaceae including only the causative agent (C. granulomatis) of granuloma inguinale—see donovan body

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