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pneumobacillus
[ noo-moh-buh-sil-uhs, nyoo- ]
noun
, plural pneu·mo·ba·cil·li [noo-moh-b, uh, -, sil, -ahy, nyoo-].
- a bacterium, Klebsiella pneumoniae, causing a type of pneumonia and associated with certain other diseases, especially of the respiratory tract.
pneumobacillus
/ ˌnjuːməʊbəˈsɪləs /
noun
- a rod-shaped bacterium that occurs in the respiratory tract, esp the Gram-negative Klebsiella pneumoniae, which causes pneumonia
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pneumobacillus1
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Example Sentences
Of the less common was Bacillus pyocyaneus and the pneumobacillus of Friedlnder.
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