Multiple choice

Which bacteria is also called Klebs-Lِffler bacillus?

  1. Corynebacterium diphtheriae

  2. Enterococcus faecium

  3. Clostridium botulinum

  4. Enterococcus faecalis

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Explanation

Corynebacterium diphtheriae is a pathogenic bacterium that causes diphtheria. It is also known as the Klebs-Lِffler bacillus, because it was discovered in 1884 by German bacteriologists Edwin Klebs (1834 - 1912) and Friedrich Lِffler (1852 - 1915).