Klebs-Löffler bacillus
Bacteria
Corynebacterium diphtheriae is a gram-positive pathogenic bacterium that causes diphtheria. It is also known as the Klebs–Löffler bacillus because it was discovered in 1884 by German bacteriologists Edwin Klebs and Friedrich Löffler. Wikipedia
Genus: Corynebacterium
Domain: Bacteria
Family: Corynebacteriaceae
Order: Mycobacteriales
Phylum: Actinomycetota
Species: C. diphtheriae