n. 杆菌, 细菌

[医] 芽胞杆菌属, 杆菌属

[ noun ]
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
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Bacillus \Ba*cil"lus\, n.; pl. {Bacilli}. [NL., for L. bacillum.
See {Bacillari[ae]}.] (Biol.)
A variety of bacterium; a microscopic, rod-shaped vegetable
organism.