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Klebs-Löffler bacillus
[ klebz-lef-ler; German kleyps-lœf-luhr ]
noun
- a bacterium, Corynebacterium diphtheriae, which causes diphtheria.
Klebs-Löffler bacillus
/ ˈklɛbzˈlʌflə; ˈkleːpsˈlœflər /
noun
- a rodlike Gram-positive bacterium, Corynebacterium diphtheriae, that causes diphtheria: family Corynebacteriaceae.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Klebs-Löffler bacillus1
First recorded in 1890–95; named after E. Klebs and F. A. J. Löffler ( def )
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Klebs-Löffler bacillus1
C19: named after Edwin Klebs (1834–1913) and Friedrich A. J. Löffler (1852–1915), German bacteriologists
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