Klebs-Löffler bacillus

noun

Corynebacterium diphtheriae, the pathogenic bacterium that causes diphtheria.

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Meanings

nounKlebs-Löffler bacillus (plural Klebs-Löffler bacilli)

plural Klebs-Löffler bacilli

  1. Corynebacterium diphtheriae, the pathogenic bacterium that causes diphtheria.

Origin

Discovered in 1884 by German bacteriologists Edwin Klebs (1834–1912) and Friedrich Löffler (1852–1915).

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APA

Klebs-Löffler bacillus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Klebs-L%C3%B6ffler%20bacillus

MLA

“Klebs-Löffler bacillus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Klebs-L%C3%B6ffler%20bacillus. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Klebs-Löffler bacillus,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Klebs-L%C3%B6ffler%20bacillus.

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