| Welch's bacillus | The most common aetiologic agent of gas gangrene. It is differentiable into several distinct types based on the distribution of twelve different toxins. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| Welch, William | <person> U.S. Pathologist, 1850-1934. See: Welch's bacillus. (05 Mar 2000) |