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klebs-loeffler bacillus

/ˈklɛbz ˈlɛflər bəˈsɪləs/

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/ˈklɛbz ˈlɛflər bəˈsɪləs/formalmedicalobsolete
  • ruУстаревший медицинский термин для бактерии Corynebacterium diphtheriae, возбудителя дифтерии. Назван в честь учёных Эдвина Клебса и Фридриха Лёффлера, открывших её.

An outdated medical term for the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae, the causative agent of diphtheria. Named after the scientists Edwin Klebs and Friedrich Loeffler who discovered it.

  1. Corynebacterium diphtheriaeC2formal

    A rod-shaped, Gram-positive bacterium that causes diphtheria, a serious respiratory infection.

    ruПалочка Клебса-Лёффлера

    • The Klebs-Loeffler bacillus was first identified in the 1880s.
    • Treatment for diphtheria involves antitoxin to neutralize the Klebs-Loeffler bacillus.
    • Vaccination has dramatically reduced infections caused by the Klebs-Loeffler bacillus.