Medical Term
bacillus
also: bacilli
1. a bacterium (see BACTERIA ) that is rod-shaped. 2. a genus of Gram-positive (see GRAM'S STAIN ) bacteria that includes B. anthracis, the cause of ANTHRAX
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1. a bacterium (see BACTERIA ) that is rod-shaped. 2. a genus of Gram-positive (see GRAM'S STAIN ) bacteria that includes B. anthracis, the cause of ANTHRAX
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