1. resembling or characteristic of bacteria of the genus Corynebacterium, typically rod-shaped with irregular staining patterns
Usage: microbiology; technical

Examples

• The laboratory identified coryneform bacteria in the patient's throat culture.
• Coryneform organisms are commonly found in skin flora.
• The microscope revealed coryneform rods with characteristic metachromatic granules.
• Several coryneform species are part of the normal human microbiota.
• The infection was caused by a coryneform bacterium resistant to multiple antibiotics.