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klebs-loeffler bacillus

/ˈklɛbz ˈlɛflər bəˈsɪləs/

Tradução: Termo médico antigo para a bactéria Corynebacterium diphtheriae, agente causador da difteria. Recebeu esse nome em homenagem aos cientistas Edwin Klebs e Friedrich Löffler, que a descobriram.

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/ˈklɛbz ˈlɛflər bəˈsɪləs/formalmedicalobsoleto
  • ptTermo médico antigo para a bactéria Corynebacterium diphtheriae, agente causador da difteria. Recebeu esse nome em homenagem aos cientistas Edwin Klebs e Friedrich Löffler, que a descobriram.

An outdated medical term for the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae, the causative agent of diphtheria.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

    ptBacilo 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.