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Bacillus

ba·cil·lus

UK/bæˈsɪl.əs/ US/bʌˈsɪlʌs/ uncommon

noun

1.

aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil

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  • comma bacillus
  • Döderlein's bacillus
  • Eberth's bacillus
  • Klebs-Löffler bacillus
  • Koch's bacillus

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