bacillus
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- noun
- /bəˈsɪləs/
- Specialized
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bacilo
- The lab identified a harmful bacillus that contaminated the water supply.
- Bacillus spores
- bacillus anthracis
- Bacillus thuringiensis
For instance, the neuromodulator dopamine can be synthesized by or from Bacillus and Serratia.
- For instance, the neuromodulator dopamine can be synthesized by or from Bacillus and Serratia.
- The protein from the Bacillus thuringiensis crystallizes in the corn borer's gut and the corn borer dies.
Examples
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The short incubation period suggested staphylococcal or Bacillus cereus food poisoning.
Academic text (1997) -
Anthrax, a zoonosis caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis, is associated with rural areas or agricultural production (1-3).
Academic text (2014) -
So how could he have died of this bacillus in ancient Egypt?
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I went out for a while and when I got back .. I discovered that a tube of botulinus bacillus was missing.
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It's like E. coli, the human bacillus, living in their guts the way it does in ours.
Fiction book (1992) -
Dr. Noah's bacillus is highly contagious.
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The pathogen responsible was the Bacillus anthracius that had recently been isolated by Robert Koch.
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The protein from the Bacillus thuringiensis crystallizes in the corn borer's gut and the corn borer dies.
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Some of the most serious non-nosocomial infections are those caused by airborne Gram-positive bacilli (e.g., Bacillus anthracis).
Academic text (2003) -
Research shows that certain strains of bacillus can be beneficial for digestion.
Synonyms
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A type of bacteria that is long and thin
Compounds
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A bacterium used as a natural spray on crops to kill caterpillars
- NSFW
A germ that causes anthrax in people and animals and can be used as a weapon
- Specialized
A type of long thin bacteria that forms spores and causes anthrax in people and animals
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Small rod-shaped bacterium often found in soil that scientists use in research and industry
- Archaic
A type of germ that causes the disease diphtheria, often in the throat
- Specialized
A group of rod-shaped bacteria that often help break down dead plants and animals
- Specialized
A common soil bacterium that helps plants grow and can make antibiotics
- Specialized
A common soil bacterium that breaks down dead plants and sometimes makes antibiotics
How Spherical
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Bacillus comes from the Latin word baculum, meaning 'stick' or 'staff', and bacillus originally meant 'little stick'. So a bacillus is a rod-shaped bacterium — a tiny 'stick' of a germ, which is why scientists use this name.