| Kruse's brush | A bunch of fine platinum wires attached to a holder; used in bacteriological work to spread material over the surface of a culture medium. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Kruse, Walther | <person> German bacteriologist, 1864-1943. See: Kruse's brush, Shiga-Kruse bacillus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Shiga-Kruse bacillus | A species of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria that is extremely pathogenic and causes severe dysentery. Infection with this organism often leads to ulceration of the intestinal epithelium. (12 Dec 1998) |
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