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KLEBS-LOEFFLER BACILLUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Klebs-Loeffler bacillus mean?
• KLEBS-LOEFFLER BACILLUS (noun)
The noun KLEBS-LOEFFLER BACILLUS has 1 sense:
1. a species of bacterium that causes diphtheria
Familiarity information: KLEBS-LOEFFLER BACILLUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• KLEBS-LOEFFLER BACILLUS (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A species of bacterium that causes diphtheria
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
C. diphtheriae; Corynebacterium diphtheriae; Klebs-Loeffler bacillus
Hypernyms ("Klebs-Loeffler bacillus" is a kind of...):
corynebacterium (any species of the genus Corynebacterium)
Holonyms ("Klebs-Loeffler bacillus" is a member of...):
genus Corynebacterium (the type genus of the family Corynebacteriaceae which is widely distributed in nature; the best known are parasites and pathogens of humans and domestic animals)
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