rod
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- noun
- /rɑd/
- Specialized
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bacilo
- Vibrio vulnificus is a motile, halophilic, rod-shaped gram-negative pathogen that lives in estuarine environments (1).
- rod-shaped
- Gram-positive rods
- Gram-negative rods
Examples
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Sulfur bacteria range from complex filamentous Beggiatoa and Thiothrix species to the rod-shaped Thiobacillus species.
Academic text (2000) -
To this end, investigations made during this study indicated that microorganisms were Gram-positive motile rods along with a double zone of hemolysis on blood agar.
Academic text (2014) -
His main interests include the genetics and molecular epidemiology of resistance in gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria.
Academic text (2015) -
Scientists blame a microscopic, rod-shaped cell called a BLO, or bacterium-like organism.
Academic text (1997) -
Under the microscope, we observed rod-shaped bacteria that were responsible for the infection.
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Bacillus anthracis is a well-known example of a rod-shaped bacterium that causes anthrax.
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Scientists often study the characteristics of rod-shaped microbes to understand their growth patterns.
Synonyms
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A rod-shaped type of bacteria that often makes spores, lives in soil, and sometimes forms chains
Idioms
- Archaic
A future problem someone creates for themselves that causes trouble later
Compounds
- Specialized
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A metal rod inserted into a nuclear reactor to absorb neutrons and slow the reaction
- Specialized
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A rod that connects the steering parts to the front wheels so they turn together
- Specialized
A strong steel bar used in drills and machines that work under high pressure
A puppet moved by long sticks, with one stick for the head and others for the arms and legs
Surface Forms
Etymology
Rod for a type of bacterium comes from the old English rodd 'stick' because these bacteria look like little straight sticks under a microscope. So scientists call them rods to show their long, thin shape.