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pneumobacillus

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

noun

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

pneumobacillus

/ ˌːəʊəˈɪə /

noun

  1. a rod-shaped bacterium that occurs in the respiratory tract, esp the Gram-negative Klebsiella pneumoniae, which causes pneumonia
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of pneumobacillus1

From New Latin; pneumo-, bacillus

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