Klebs

[ klebz; German kleyps ]

/ klɛbz; German kleɪps /

noun

Ed·win

[ed-win; German et-veen] /ˈɛd wɪn; German ˈɛt vin/,1834–1913, German pathologist and bacteriologist.

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This discovery of a tuberculosis of the blood-vessels was confirmed by Klebs, who had found a tuberculosis of the azygos veins.

A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I |Various
As to the experiments of Klebs relating to the transmission of acquired characters, see Appendix.

Problems of Genetics |William Bateson
Klebs inoculated the micrococci in pigeons and dogs, and found them in the blood of the animals after death.

A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I |Various
Similar disorganization has been described by Ames, Klebs, and others.

A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I |Various

We may add, however, that Klebs considers his own method preferable.

Scientific American Supplement, No. 385, May 19, 1883 |Various

Medical definitions for klebs

Klebs

[ klāps ]

Edwin 1894-1913

German pathologist who described (1883) the causative bacillus of diphtheria, later isolated by Friedrich Löffler.

Scientific definitions for klebs

Klebs

[ klāps ]

Edwin 1834-1913

German bacteriologist who described the diphtheria bacillus in 1883 although he did not demonstrate it to be the cause of the disease. It wasn't until a year later that Friedrich Löffler made the causal link between the disease and the bacillus, which is now named after both of them. Klebs also demonstrated the presence of bacteria in infected wounds and showed that tuberculosis can be transmitted through infected milk.

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