bacillus

[ US /bəˈsɪɫəs/ ]
[ UK /bˈæsɪləs/ ]
NOUN
  1. aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
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How To Use bacillus In A Sentence

  • The causative organism is known as the _Bacillus mallei_. Special Report on Diseases of the Horse
  • Resemblances also exist between the endospores and the spore-formations in the Saccharomycetes, and if _Bacillus inflatus_, _B. ventriculus_, &c., really form more than one spore in the cell, these analogies are strengthened. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy"
  • Protective antigen of Bacillus anthracis is the central moiety of the anthrax toxin complex and it elicits antibody response useful for serodiagnosis of the disease.
  • Propionibacterium bifidobacterium lactobacillus actinomyces Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions
  • Rhococcus equi, a gram-positive bacterium, is a facultative intracellular coccobacillus that causes bronchopneumonia in foals aged 1 to 6 months. PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
  • Seed bacterization with Bacillus subtilis AF 1 enhances seedling emergence and nodulation in pigeon pea.
  • The diphtheria bacillus also secretes an exotoxin that can cause other symptoms such as inflammation of the heart.
  • Resentment spread through her body like a bacillus, colonizing and multiplying. DEATH AND TRANSFIGURATION
  • While a controversy ensued, Hansen rightfully received acknowledgment as the discoverer of the leprosy bacillus.
  • We propose such as many other doctors have, that it could be essential to digest dairy products with Probiotics (aka lactobacillus) in order to maintain balance and its own sense shield the good bacteria from being destroyed; antibiotics will destroy any type of bacteria regardless if it's good or bad. WN.com - Articles related to BT Brinjal-The new bio-terror in India
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