bacilli
pronunciation
How to pronounce bacilli in British English:
UK [bəˈsɪlaɪ]
How to pronounce bacilli in American English:
US [bə'sɪlaɪ]
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- Noun:
- aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
Word Origin
- bacilli (n.)
- plural of bacillus (q.v.).
Example
- 1. Christian missionaries are said to inject innocent korean children with fatal bacilli .
- 2. Salmonellae are gram-negative bacilli belonging to the enterobacteriaceae family .
- 3. Vertebral column tuberculosis tubercle bacilli found ( in sputum ) by microscopy .
- 4. Someone in the world is newly infected with tb bacilli every second .
- 5. What specific does pylorus helix bacilli have ?