Gartner's bacillus
- noun
- /ˈɡɑrtənərz bəˈsɪləs/
- Archaic
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bacilo de Gartner
- Infections caused by Gartner's bacillus can lead to severe gastroenteritis.
Examples
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The laboratory confirmed the presence of Gartner's bacillus after testing the contaminated samples.
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Strict hygiene is essential to prevent infection by Gartner's bacillus in food processing environments.
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Gartner's bacillus can be a cause of foodborne illness in humans, resulting in gastrointestinal symptoms.
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The doctor diagnosed the patient with Gartner's bacillus after reviewing the symptoms.
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Infections caused by Gartner's bacillus can lead to severe gastroenteritis.
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Strict hygiene is essential to prevent infection by Gartner's bacillus in food processing environments.
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The laboratory confirmed the presence of Gartner's bacillus after testing the contaminated samples.
Synonyms
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A type of germ that can cause food poisoning and other serious illnesses
A type of bacteria that causes food poisoning from contaminated eggs or poultry
A germ that commonly causes food poisoning with diarrhea and stomach pain
Surface Forms
Morphology
Gartner's + bacillus
A learner who knows 'bacillus' will recognize this as a type of bacterium and the possessive 'Gartner's' signals an eponymous variety, so the basic category (a bacterium) is derivable. However, the specific information that it is a Salmonella and causes gastroenteritis is not predictable from the constituents or the proper name alone, so the expression is only partially transparent.
Etymology
Gartner's bacillus comes from the scientist Gartner who first found this germ in sick people, so people began to call the germ by his name. It is a bacterium that causes stomach illness, which is why the name refers to a germ that can cause 'food poisoning'.