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bacilli
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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.

bacilli [bah-sil´i] (L.)
plural of bacillus.

bacilli


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Gram-positive rods with rounded ends and nonparallel sides, arranged in palisades or in V shapes, were observed, which suggested the presence of corynebacteria.
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