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    Bacillus
    (bә-sil´әs) a genus of aerobic or facultatively anaerobic, spore-forming rods, most of which are gram-positive and motile. There are three pathogenic species: B. an´thracis, which causes anthrax; B. ce´reus, a common soil saprophyte that causes food poisoning by the formation of an en...
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    bacillus
    (bә-sil´әs) pl. bacil´li an organism of the genus Bacillus. any rod-shaped bacterium.
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    Bacillus
    • (n.) A variety of bacterium; a microscopic, rod-shaped vegetable organism.
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    bacillus
    (from the article `bacteria`) Individual bacteria can assume one of three basic shapes: spherical (coccus), rodlike (bacillus), or curved (vibrio, spirillum, or spirochete). ...
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    bacillus
    (genus Bacillus), any of a group of rod-shaped, gram-positive, aerobic or (under some conditions) anaerobic bacteria widely found in soil and water. ...
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    bacillus
    (L. 'little rod') a genus of bacteria of the family Bacillaceae, including large aerobic or facultatively anaerobic, spore-forming, rod-shaped cells, the great majority of which are gram-positive and motile. The genus is separated into 48 species, of which three are pathogenic, or potentially pathog...
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    bacillus
    bacillus (s), bacilli (pl)
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    bacillus
    Type: Term Pronunciation: ba-sil′ŭs, -ī Definitions: 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.
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    Bacillus
    Type: Term Pronunciation: ba-sil′ŭs Definitions: 1. A genus of aerobic or facultatively anaerobic, spore-forming, ordinarily motile bacteria (family Bacillaceae) containing gram-positive rods. Motile cells are peritrichous; spores are thick walled and take Gram stain poorly; these organis...
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    Bacillus
    ==Industrial significance== Many Bacillus species are able to secrete large quantities of enzymes. Bacillus amyloliquefaciens is the source of a natural antibiotic protein barnase (a ribonuclease), alpha amylase used in starch hydrolysis, the protease subtilisin used with detergents, and the BamH1 ...
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    bacillus
    Bacillus infernus, collected from deep (20-2800 meters) terrestrial subsurface. Photo: U.S. Dept. of Energy Any of a large genus of Gram-positive, spore-bearing, rod-shaped bacteria. Bacilli are widely distributed in soil and air (usually as spores). Most feed on dead organic material and are r...
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    bacillus
    bacillus (busil'us) , any rod-shaped bacterium or, more particularly, a rod-shaped bacterium of the genus Bacillus. Some bacterium in the genus cause disease, for example B. anthracis is the cause of anthrax; others are useful in the production of antibiotics (e.g., gramicidin and bacitracin). M...
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    bacillus
    Genus of rod-shaped bacteria that occur everywhere in the soil and air. Some are responsible for diseases such as anthrax, or for causing food spoilage
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