A large family of bacteria that are rod-like in shape. They include the bacteria that cause food to spoil, as well as those that are responsible for some diseases. Helpful members of the bacillus family are used to make antibiotics or colonize the human intestinal tract and aid with digestion.

A term used to describe a type of bacteria that is shaped like a rod.

1877, medical Latin, from Late Latin bacillus "wand," literally "little staff," diminutive of baculum "a stick," from PIE root *bak- "staff" (also source of Gre [..]

A rod-shaped bacterium. back reef

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any bacteria that is rod-shaped; responsible for diphtheria, dysentery, tetanus, and tuberculosis, as well as other diseases

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

  A family of rod-like bacteria causing diseases in man.

N M bacillus

A genus of Bacillaceae that are Spore-forming, rod-shaped Cells. Most species are saprophytic Soil Forms with only a few species being pathogenic.

A genus of BACILLACEAE that are spore-forming, rod-shaped cells. Most species are saprophytic soil forms with only a few species being pathogenic.

A large family of bacteria that have a rodlike shape. They include the bacteria that cause food to spoil as well as those responsible for some types of diseases. Helpful members of the Bacillus family are used to make antibiotics or to colonize the human intestinal tract and aid with digestion.

are rod-shaped bacteria that divide in a single plane. An example is the bacterium that causes anthrax (Bacillus anthracis

A rod shaped bacterium. Bacilli and bacteria are pleural.

A rod-shaped bacterium.

species A large aerobic, gram-positive, gram-variable, or rarely gram-negative bacillus that produces endospores. Colonies appearing on agar medium may be smooth, wrinkled, mucoid, or may have hair-like outgrowths from the edge. They are ubiquitous in nature being found in soil, dust, water, plants, humans and animals. The majority of species are n [..]

The spores of Bacillus bacteria commonly contaminate raw foods and food materials, particularly foods in contact with the soil or of vegetable origin. The spores of some species (especially Bacillus c [..]

a rod-shaped bacterium

Any of various rod-shaped, spore-forming aerobic bacteria in the genus ''Bacillus'', some of which cause disease. * '''1895''', H. G. Wells, ''The Stolen Bacillus'' *: 'This again,' said the Bacte [..]

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