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Klebs-Löffler bacillus

Klebs-Löffler bacillus noun: corynebacterium diphtheriae, the pathogenic bacterium that causes diphtheria.

Noun

Klebs-Löffler bacillus (plural Klebs-Löffler bacilli)

  1. Corynebacterium diphtheriae, the pathogenic bacterium that causes diphtheria.

Forms of Klebs-Löffler bacillus

pluralKlebs-Löffler bacilli

Origin of Klebs-Löffler bacillus

Discovered in 1884 by German bacteriologists Edwin Klebs (1834–1912) and Friedrich Löffler (1852–1915).

Questions about Klebs-Löffler bacillus

What does Klebs-Löffler bacillus mean?
Klebs-Löffler bacillus means corynebacterium diphtheriae, the pathogenic bacterium that causes diphtheria.
What part of speech is Klebs-Löffler bacillus?
Klebs-Löffler bacillus is a noun.
What is the plural of Klebs-Löffler bacillus?
The plural of Klebs-Löffler bacillus is Klebs-Löffler bacilli.

Words near Klebs-Löffler bacillus in the dictionary

  1. klebicin
  2. klebicins
  3. Klebold
  4. Klebolds
  5. Klebs-Löffler bacilli
  6. Klebs-Löffler bacillus
  7. klebsiella
  8. klebsiellal
  9. klebsiellas
  10. klebsiellosis
  11. Klecker

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