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Koch's bacilli

Koch's bacilli is the plural of Koch's bacillus.

Meaning of Koch's bacillus

Noun

Koch's bacillus (plural Koch's bacilli)

  1. (historical) The bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which causes tuberculosis.

Questions about Koch's bacilli

What is Koch's bacilli the plural of?
Koch's bacilli is the plural of Koch's bacillus.

Words near Koch's bacilli in the dictionary

  1. koch
  2. Koch Bihar
  3. Koch Hajo
  4. Koch snowflake
  5. Koch snowflakes
  6. Koch's bacilli
  7. Koch's bacillus
  8. Koch's postulate
  9. Koch's postulates
  10. Koch's sign
  11. Koch's signs

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