Joh·ne \ˈyō-nə\ , Heinrich Albert (1839–1910), German bacteriologist. Johne developed a method for staining bacterial capsules in 1894. He discovered Johne's bacillus in 1895.
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Johne's bacillus
noun Joh·ne's bacillus \ˈyō-ˌnēz-, -nəz-\
Medical Definition of JOHNE'S BACILLUS
: a bacillus of the genus Mycobacterium (M. paratuberculosis) that causes Johne's disease
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