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Synonyms for bacillus
bəˈsɪl əs; -ˈsɪl aɪbacil·lus

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  1. bacillus, Bnoun

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

    Synonyms:
    barn, vitamin B, atomic number 5, group B, vitamin B complex, boron, type B

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  1. Jason McDonald:

    The lab was working as part of a DOD effort to develop a new diagnostic test to identify biological threats, although an inactivated agent was expected, the lab reported they were able to grow live Bacillus anthracis (anthrax).

  2. Alien Life -RSB- Raymond:

    The interesting thing is that the Bacillus sends out these little shuttles to hopefully get ahold of iron and bring it back, but there is no guarantee.

  3. Marcel Proust:

    People who are not in love fail to understand how an intelligent man can suffer because of a very ordinary woman. This is like being surprised that anyone should be stricken with cholera because of a creature so insignificant as the comma bacillus.


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