Pfeiffer's bacillus
(also Pfeiffer bacillus) Bacteriology
noun
The bacterium Haemophilus influenzae, formerly thought to be the causal agent of influenza. Now chiefly historical.
- Described by Pfeiffer in Deutsch. med. Wochenschr. (1892) 14 Jan. 28)..
Origin
Early 20th century.
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