Koch-Weeks bacillus

Koch-Weeks bacillus definition - medical

Koch-Weeks bacillus (-wēksˈ)

noun
A gram-negative, rod-shaped, parasitic bacterium Haemophilus aegyptius that causes acute conjunctivitis.

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