Calmette-Guérin bacillus

bacillus /ba·cil·lus/ (bah-sil´us) pl. bacil´li   [L.]

1. an organism of the genus Bacillus.

2. any rod-shaped bacterium.

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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.

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bacillus [bah-sil´us] (pl. bacil´li) (L.)

1. an organism of the genus Bacillus.

2. any rod-shaped bacterium.

anthrax bacillus Bacillus anthracis.

Calmette-Guérin bacillus bacille Calmette-Guērin.

coliform bacilli gram-negative bacilli found in the intestinal tract that resemble Escherichia coli, particularly in the fermentation of lactose with gas.

colon bacillus Escherichia coli.

glanders bacillus Pseudomonas mallei.

Hansen's bacillus Mycobacterium leprae.

legionnaire's bacillus Legionella pneumophila.

tubercle bacillus Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

typhoid bacillus Salmonella typhi.

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Calmette-Guérin bacillus

see bcg.