Koch-Weeks bacillus

noun

: a bacterium of the genus Haemophilus (H. aegyptius) associated with an infectious form of human conjunctivitis compare pfeiffer's bacillus

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“Koch-Weeks bacillus.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/Koch-Weeks%20bacillus. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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