Klebs-Löffler bacillus

Klebs-Löffler bacillus definition - medical

Klebs-Löff·ler bacillus (klĕbzˈlĕfˈlər, klāpsˈlœfˈlər)

noun
A gram-positive, nonmotile, rod-shaped bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae that causes diphtheria in humans and produces an exotoxin that causes tissue degeneration.

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