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Meaning of bacillus

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

bacillus

Pronunciation:/bæˈsɪl.əs/

noun

Definitions

  1. Any of various rod-shaped, spore-forming aerobic bacteria in the genus Bacillus, some of which cause disease.

  2. Any bacilliform (rod-shaped) bacterium.

  3. (by extension) Something which spreads like bacterial infection.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bacillus

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