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bacillus
noun as in microbe
Example Sentences
Researchers found that Bacillus bacteria on mice were the likely culprits producing the chemical.
Experiments showed it could inactivate the spores of a typically harmless bacteria, Bacillus subtilis.
Anthrax, or Bacillus anthracis, is spore-forming bacteria found in soil that most commonly affects cattle.
Might Stevens have encountered spores of Bacillus anthracis during a recent hike through woods in North Carolina?
There are a number of bacilli, called acid-fast bacilli, which stain in the same way as the tubercle bacillus.
It, or a similar bacillus, is sometimes found in the sputum of gangrene of the lung.
Ordinarily, no attempt is made to identify any but the tubercle bacillus and the gonococcus.
The great majority belong to the colon bacillus group, and are negative to Gram's method of staining.
This will show all bacteria except the tubercle bacillus, and often no other stain is necessary for their identification.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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