- Pfeif|fer's bacillus
- Pfeif|fer's bacillus «FY furz»,a bacillus found in the respiratory tract and thought to cause influenzal meningitis and conjunctivitis.╂[< Richard Pfeiffer, 1858-1945, a German bacteriologist]
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Pfeif|fer's bacillus
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Pfeiffer's bacillus — Pfeif·fer s bacillus fī fərz n a minute bacillus of the genus Haemophilus (H. influenzae) associated with acute respiratory infections and meningitis compare KOCH WEEKS BACILLUS … Medical dictionary
Pfeifferella — An obsolete genus of bacteria, the type species of which, P. mallei, formerly was placed in the genus Actinobacillus and now is in the genus Pseudomonas. [R. F. J. Pfeiffer] * * * Pfeif·fer·el·la .fī fə rel ə n syn of ACTINOBACILLUS … Medical dictionary
