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Corynebacterium diphtheriae

species of bacterium
Taxon taxon Q131649
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
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Corynebacterium diphtheriae

Summary

Corynebacterium diphtheriae is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.73% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (910 views/month, #1,425 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Corynebacterium diphtheriae's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Corynebacterium diphtheriae is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Corynebacterium diphtheriae belongs to the parent taxon Corynebacterium[5].
  • Corynebacterium diphtheriae's scientific name is Corynebacterium diphtheriae[6].
  • Corynebacterium diphtheriae's Commons category is recorded as Diphtheria[7].
  • Corynebacterium diphtheriae's replaced synonym is recorded as Bacillus diphtheriae[8].
  • Corynebacterium diphtheriae's has effect is recorded as diphtheria[9].
  • Corynebacterium diphtheriae's has effect is recorded as diphtheritic peritonitis[10].
  • Corynebacterium diphtheriae's has effect is recorded as cutaneous diphtheria[11].
  • Corynebacterium diphtheriae's has effect is recorded as pseudomembranous conjunctivitis[12].
  • Corynebacterium diphtheriae's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. diphtheriae'}[13].
  • Corynebacterium diphtheriae's LPSN URL is recorded as https://lpsn.dsmz.de/species/corynebacterium-diphtheriae[14].
  • Corynebacterium diphtheriae's Gram staining is recorded as gram-positive bacteria[15].

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Classification

Corynebacterium diphtheriae's scientific name is Corynebacterium diphtheriae[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Corynebacterium[5].

Identifiers

Corynebacterium diphtheriae's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 1549504[16]. Corynebacterium diphtheriae's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 1717[17]. Corynebacterium diphtheriae's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 973966[18]. Corynebacterium diphtheriae's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3225001[19]. Corynebacterium diphtheriae's ITIS TSN is recorded as 960918[20].

Why It Matters

Corynebacterium diphtheriae ranks in the top 0.73% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (910 views/month, #1,425 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . LPSN. wikidata.org.
  8. [20] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [18] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [19] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . Disease Ontology. wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . Disease Ontology. wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . Disease Ontology. wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . Disease Ontology. wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . LPSN. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has effect → diphtheria, diphtheritic peritonitis, cutaneous diphtheria +1
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    Taxon rank → species
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