pneumobacillus

[ noo-moh-buh-sil-uhs, nyoo- ]

noun

, plural pneu·mo·ba·cil·li [noo-moh-b, uh, -, sil, -ahy, nyoo-].

1. a bacterium, Klebsiella pneumoniae, causing a type of pneumonia and associated with certain other diseases, especially of the respiratory tract.

pneumobacillus

/ ˌnjuːməʊbəˈsɪləs /

noun

1. a rod-shaped bacterium that occurs in the respiratory tract, esp the Gram-negative Klebsiella pneumoniae, which causes pneumonia

Word History and Origins

Origin of pneumobacillus¹

From New Latin; pneumo-, bacillus