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Calmette-Guérin bacillus |
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bacillus /ba·cil·lus/ (bah-sil´us) pl. bacil´li [L.] 1. an organism of the genus Bacillus. 2. any rod-shaped bacterium. Calmette-Guérin bacillus bacille Calmette-Guérin. coliform bacilli gram-negative bacilli resembling Escherichia coli that are found in the intestinal tract; the term generally refers to the genera Citrobacter, Edwardsiella, Enterobacter, Escherichia, Klebsiella, and Serratia. dysentery bacilli gram-negative non–spore-forming rods causing dysentery in humans; see Shigella. enteric bacillus a bacillus belonging to the family Enterobacteriaceae. tubercle bacillus Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Calmette-Guérin bacillus see bcg. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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