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Definition of Bacillus

1. Noun. Aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil.

Definition of Bacillus

1. n. A variety of bacterium; a microscopic, rod-shaped vegetable organism.

Definition of Bacillus

1. Noun. Any of various rod-shaped, spore-forming aerobic bacteria in the genus ''Bacillus'', some of which cause disease. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Bacillus

1. any of a class of rod-shaped bacteria [n -LI]

Medical Definition of Bacillus

1. A genus of bacteria of the family Bacillaceae, including large aerobic or facultatively anaerobic, spore forming, rod shaped cells, the great majority of which are gram-positive and motile. The genus is separated into 48 species, of which three are pathogenic or potentially pathogenic and the remainder are saprophytic soil forms. Many organisms historically called Bacillus are now classified in other genera. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bacillus

Literary usage of Bacillus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1888)
"teen feet distant from the hose leading into the compartment ; tubes containing spirillum Finkler-Prior, bacillus anthracis, bacillus pneumonia;, ..."

2. The Journal of Experimental Medicine by Rockefeller University, Rockefeller Institute, Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (1919)
"The bacillus described in this paper occurred in a fatal case of gas gangrene. ... The bacillus proved markedly pathogenic for guinea pigs, ..."

3. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1907)
"Gonin, in the clinic at Lausanne, examined 310 cases of catarrhal conjunctivitis with the following results: Morax-Axenfeld diplo- bacillus 185 cases; ..."

4. Report. by Henry Phipps Institute (1907)
"3163, staphylococcus albus, bacillus coli communis. Case No. ... 3697, bacillus coli communis, unidentified bacillus. Cases Nos. 781, 3054, 3499, and 3679, ..."

5. The Journal of Infectious Diseases by Infectious Diseases Society of America, John Rockefeller McCormick Memorial Fund, John McCormick Institute for Infectious Diseases (1915)
"The usual method of detecting the bacillus welchii in the stools is by means ... The stools of infants suffering from gas bacillus diarrhea may be acid in ..."

6. A Text-book of Bacteriology: A Practical Treatise for Students and by Philip Hanson Hiss, Hans Zinsser, Frederick Fuller Russell (1918)
"Gonococcus 382 82. Gonococcus colony 383 83. bacillus coli ... bacillus eoli; deep colonies on Hiss plate medium 407 90. bacillus ..."

7. The Indian Policy of the United States on the Southwestern Frontier, 1830 by Joseph Abner Hill, Philip Hanson Hiss, Hans Zinsser (1914)
"bacillus coli communis 390 84. bacillus coli communis on various media 390 So. ... bacillus coli; deep colonies on Hiss plate medium 407 90. bacillus ..."

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