Ducrey's bacillus

Ducrey's bacillus
Du·crey's bacillus dü-'krāz- n a gram-negative bacillus of the genus Haemophilus (H. ducreyi) that is the causative agent of chancroid
Du·crey dü-'krā Augusto (1860-1940)
Italian dermatologist. Ducrey published in 1889 an announcement of his discovery of the organism which causes chancroid and now bears his name.

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