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ba·cil·lus
(bə-sĭl′əs)n. pl. ba·cil·li (-sĭl′ī′)
1. Any of various bacteria, especially a rod-shaped bacterium.
2. Any of various rod-shaped, spore-forming, aerobic bacteria of the genus Bacillus that often occur in chains and include B. anthracis, the causative agent of anthrax.
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Translations
ba·cil·lus
, bacillin. bacilo, microbio, bacteria en forma de bastoncillo;
Calmette-Guérin, bacille bilié ___ → ___ de Calmette Guérin, bacille bilié;
Koch's ___, Mycobacterium tuberculosis → ___ de Koch, micobacteria de la tuberculosis;
typhoid ___, Salmonella typhi → ___ de la fiebre tifoidea, Salmonela tifoidea.
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