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Noun: bacillus (bacilli)  bu'silus
  1. Aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
    - B

Derived forms: bacilli

See also: bacillary

Type of: eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria

Part of: genus Bacillus

Encyclopedia: Bacillus

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Bacillaceae
bacillar
Bacillariophyceae
bacillary
bacillary dysentery
bacillary white diarrhea
bacillary white diarrhoea
bacilliform
bacillus
Bacillus anthracis
Bacillus globigii
Bacillus subtilis
bacitracin
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