Calymmatobacterium /Ca·lym·ma·to·bac·te·ri·um/ (kah-lim″ah-to-bak-tēr´e-um) a genus of bacteria (family Brucellaceae), composed of pleomorphic nonmotile, gram-negative rods. C. granulo´matis causes granuloma inguinale in humans; see also Donovan's body, under body.
Calymmatobacterium [kah-lim″mah-to-bak-tēr´e-um]
Ca·lym·ma·to·bac·te·ri·um (k -l m -t -b k-tîr  -m)n. A genus of nonmotile bacteria containing gram-negative, pleomorphic rods that cause granulomatous lesions in humans, especially in the inguinal region. |
Calymmatobacterium [kah-lim″mah-to-bak-tēr´e-um]
a genus of bacteria made up of gram-negative rods. C. granulo´matis causes granuloma inguinale.
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