KLEBS-LÖFFLER BACILLUS


Meaning of KLEBS-LÖFFLER BACILLUS in English

ˈklāps]ˈleflə(r)-, ˈklebz] noun

Usage: usually capitalized K&L

Etymology: after Edwin Klebs and Friedrich A. J. Löffler died 1915 German bacteriologist

: a bacterium ( Corynebacterium diphtheriae ) that causes human diphtheria

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