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bacillus::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | b |
| Type of | true bacteria, eubacteria, eubacterium |
| Has types | bacillus subtilis, grass bacillus, hay bacillus, yersinia pestis, bacillus anthracis, bacillus globigii, anthrax bacillus |
| Derivation | bacillary |
Examples of bacillus
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Cholera is an acute intestinal infection caused by the Vibrio cholerae bacillus.
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Bacillus thuringiensis is a very common bacteria used to get rid of grubs in a lawn.
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We like probiotics made from bacillus coagulans, such as Digestive Aide or Sustenex.
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Bacillus thuringiensis, or Bt, is easy to find at home and garden centers.
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Leprosy, also known as Wopat's Disease, is caused by a bacillus, Mycobacterium leprae.
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Bacillus anthracis comparative genome analysis in support of the Amerithrax investigation.
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Bacillus pasteurii is one of the more useful bacteria you'll ever meet.
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Stephenson said the bacillus is quite fragile and dies without a host.
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Do we know as little of our psyches as we once knew of the TB bacillus or a Higgs's boson?
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- Aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
- Bacillus is a genus of Gram-positive rod-shaped bacteria and a member of the division Firmicutes. Bacillus species can be obligate aerobes or facultative anaerobes, and test positive for the enzyme catalase. Ubiquitous in nature, Bacillus includes both free-living and pathogenic species. ...
- The word bacillus (plural bacilli) may be used to describe any rod-shaped bacterium, and such bacilli are found in many different taxonomic groups of bacteria. However, the name Bacillus, capitalized and italicized, refers to a specific genus of bacteria. ...
- Any of various rod-shaped, spore-forming aerobic bacteria in the genus Bacillus, some of which cause disease
- (Bacilli) all the windowsills on the back of the house.
- 1. A member of the genus Bacillus. 2. Any rod-shaped bacterial cell, i.e., a cell whose length is ca. two or more times greater than its width. (16)
- Harmless species inhabit the mucus lining of our stomachs and intestines. However, some Bacillus may cause infectious diseases.
- Living organism, which attacks the parasite fungi on the vines.
- Any bacteria that is rod-shaped; responsible for diphtheria, dysentery, tetanus, and tuberculosis, as well as other diseases
