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ba·cil·lus
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bacillus calmette-guérin
a weakened strain of the tubercle bacillus, Mycobacterium bovis, used in the preparation of BCG vaccine. -
bacitracin
an antibiotic used mainly in treating bacterial skin infections: obtained from the bacterium Bacillus subtilis -
coccobacillus
a spherelike bacillus. -
coliform
relating to the bacilli that are present in the intestines of humans and invertebrate animals -
coliform bacillus
any of several bacilli, especially Escherichia coli and members of the genus Aerobacter, found as commensals in the large intestine of humans and certain other animals, the presence of which in water indicates fecal pollution. -
colistin
a polymyxin antibiotic