(microbiology) A genus of gram-negative, usually encapsulated, pleomorphic rods of uncertain affiliation; the single species causes granuloma inguinale in humans.
Calymmatobacterium
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A genus of nonmotile bacteria containing gram-negative, pleomorphic rods that cause granulomatous lesions in humans, especially in the inguinal region.
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a genus of bacterial rods containing only the one species that causes granuloma inguinale
Synonym: genus Calymmatobacterium
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