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klebs-loeffler bacillus

/ˈklɛbz ˈlɛflər bəˈsɪləs/

Traducción: Término médico anticuado para la bacteria Corynebacterium diphtheriae, agente causal de la difteria. Nombrada en honor a los científicos Edwin Klebs y Friedrich Löffler, quienes la descubrieron.

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/ˈklɛbz ˈlɛflər bəˈsɪləs/formalmedicalobsoleto
  • esTérmino médico anticuado para la bacteria Corynebacterium diphtheriae, agente causal de la difteria. Nombrada en honor a los científicos Edwin Klebs y Friedrich Löffler, quienes la descubrieron.

An outdated medical term for the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae, the causative agent of diphtheria.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.

    esbacilo de Klebs-Loeffler

    • 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.