Loeffler bacillus


Cor·y·ne·bac·te·ri·um diph·the·'ri·ae

a bacterial species that causes diphtheria and produces a powerful exotoxin causing degeneration of various tissues, notably myocardium, in humans and experimental animals, and catalyzing the ADP-ribosylation of elongation factor II; virulent strains of this organism are lysogenic; it is commonly found in membranes in the pharynx, larynx, trachea, and nose in cases of diphtheria; it is also found in apparently healthy pharynx and nose in carriers, and occasionally in the conjunctiva and in superficial wounds; it occasionally infects the nasal passages and wounds of horses; it is the type species of the genus Corynebacterium. Synonym(s): Klebs-Loeffler bacillus, Loeffler bacillus

Loeffler bacillus

(lef'ler) [Friedrich August Johannes Loeffler (Löffler), Ger. bacteriologist, 1852–1915] Corynebacterium diphtheriae.

Loeffler,

(Löffler), Friedrich A.J., German bacteriologist and surgeon, 1852-1915. Klebs-Loeffler bacillus - see under KlebsLoeffler bacillus - a species that causes diphtheria. Synonym(s): Corynebacterium diphtheriaeLoeffler blood culture medium - a culture medium for the isolation of Corynebacterium diphtheriae.Loeffler caustic stain - a stain for flagella, utilizing an aqueous solution of tannin and ferrous sulfate with the addition of an alcoholic fuchsin stain.Loeffler methylene blue - a stain for diphtheria organisms.Loeffler stain - a stain for flagella.