KLB is another name for: (A) Corynebacterium diphtheria, (B) Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriae, (C) Corynebacterium tetani, (D) Anthrax
Answer is A. Diphtheria bacilli were first observed and described by Klebs in 1883 and first cultivated by Loeffler in 1884 - hence called Klebs- Loeffler's bacilli or KLB. Reference: Textbook of Microbiology; Anathanarayan and panicker's; 10th edition; Page no: 239