Koch's bacillus

English

Etymology

Discovered in 1882 by Robert Koch.

Noun

Koch 's bacillus (plural Koch's bacilli)

(now chiefly historical) The bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which causes tuberculosis.

Translations

M. tuberculosis

French: bacille de Koch (fr) m
Hungarian: Koch-bacillus

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