| bacilli | <microbiology> Rod-shaped bacterial cells. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| bacilliform | <microbiology> Shaped like bacteria: rodlike, elongated cylinders with rounded ends. (09 Oct 1997) |
| bacillin | An antibiotic substance produced by Bacillus subtilis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| coliform bacilli | A common name for Escherichia coli that is used as an indicator of faecal contamination of water, measured in terms of coliform count. Occasionally used to refer to all lactose-fermenting enteric bacteria. (05 Mar 2000) |
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