Klebs-Löffler bacillus
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Discovered in 1884 by German bacteriologists Edwin Klebs (1834–1912) and Friedrich Löffler (1852–1915).
Noun[edit]
Klebs-Löffler bacillus (plural Klebs-Löffler bacilli)
- Corynebacterium diphtheriae, the pathogenic bacterium that causes diphtheria.