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bacilli

[bah-sil´i] (L.)

plural of bacillus.

ba·cil·li

(bă-sil'ī),

Plural of bacillus.

bacilli

/ba·cil·li/ (bah-sil´i) plural of bacillus.

bacilli

[bəsil′ī] sing. bacillum

Etymology: L, bacillum, small rod

any rod-shaped bacteria. See Bacillus.

ba·cil·li

(bă-sil'ī)

Plural of bacillus.

Ba·cil·lus

(bă-sil'ŭs)

A genus of aerobic or facultatively anaerobic, spore-forming, ordinarily motile bacteria; these organisms are chemoheterotrophic and are found primarily in soil. A few species are animal pathogens; some species evoke antibody production.

[L. dim. of baculus, rod, staff]

ba·cil·lus

, bacilli (bă-sil'ŭs, -'ī)

1. A vernacular term used to refer to any member of the bacterial genus Bacillus.

2. Term used to refer to any rod-shaped bacterium.

[L. dim. of baculus, a rod, staff]

bacilli

see bacillus.

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Slides were stained with routine ZN staining, Kinyoun staining and fluorescent staining technique using Auramine O and Rhodamine B to demonstrate the acid fast bacilli in tissue.

IDENTIFICATION OF ACID FAST BACILLI IN GRANULOMATOUS LYMPH NODE TISSUE BIOPSY

De acuerdo a las caracteristicas morfologicas de las colonias, forma bacteriana bacilar Gram positiva, prueba de catalasa positiva y produccion de esporas, los aislados se identificaron como pertenecientes a la clase Bacilli.

Actividad antagonista in vitro de aislados de la clase Bacilli de la peninsula de Yucatan contra cuatro hongos fitopatogenos

If after treatment the FDA-test was negative, in 95 percent of cases more elaborate tests didn't find active bacilli in the patient's sputum either.

Long-forgotten technique of detecting TB revived

The bacilli kept at the laboratory were intended for use in making anthrax vaccines for domestic animals, the paper said.

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He showed that bacilli could be isolated in pure cultures and produce tuberculosis in animals that were inoculated.

The Legacy of Robert Koch

Ever since, around 2,000 people annually have been infected with the colon bacilli.

Symposium on infections of E. coli strain begins in Kyoto

People are most likely to be contagious when their sputum contains bacilli, when they cough frequently and when the extent of their lung disease, as revealed by a chest x-ray, is great.

Tuberculosis

Isolation and Identification of Nitrogen-Fixing Bacilli from Plant Rhizosphere in Beijing Region.

Characterization of bacteria producing acyl homoserine lactone (AHL) lactonase from agricultural lands

A cytospin slide prepared from the broth was positive for acid-fast bacilli by Kinyoun stain.

Mycobacterium intermedium granulomatous dermatitis from hot tub exposure

The purulent fluid was sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for aerobic, anaerobic, fungal, and acid-fast bacilli staining and culture.

Multiple intraparenchymal parotid calculi: a case report and review of the literature

Rather, the pool of latent tubercle bacilli in asymptomatic individuals must also be targeted - a noble goal, but one that is impossible to achieve for now.

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However, direct microbiologic confirmation of BCG infection was lacking because cultures were negative and Ziehl-Neelsen and periodic acid-Schiff staining did not show acid-fast bacilli, other bacteria, or fungi in these specimens.