noun
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
The bacterium that causes diphtheria. Used in medical and biological contexts.
ジフテリア菌はジフテリアの原因となる細菌です。
Corynebacterium diphtheriae is the bacterium that causes diphtheria.
ジフテリア refers to the disease diphtheria, while ジフテリア菌 is the specific bacterium that causes it.
Compound of ジフテリア (diphtheria, from German Diphtherie) and 菌 (bacterium).