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nounaerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
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- anthrax a disease of humans that is not communicable; caused by infection with Bacillus anthracis followed by septicemia
- leprosy chronic granulomatous communicable disease occurring in tropical and subtropical regions; characterized by inflamed nodules beneath the skin and wasting of body parts; caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium leprae
- koch German bacteriologist who isolated the anthrax bacillus and the tubercle bacillus and the cholera bacillus (1843-1910)
- tubercular constituting or afflicted with or caused by tuberculosis or the tubercle bacillus
- anthrax pneumonia a form of anthrax infection acquired by inhalation of dust containing Bacillus anthracis; initial symptoms (chill and cough and dyspnea and rapid pulse) are followed by extreme cardiovascular collapse
- brucella an aerobic Gram-negative coccobacillus that causes brucellosis; can be used as a bioweapon
- woolsorter's pneumonia a form of anthrax infection acquired by inhalation of dust containing Bacillus anthracis; initial symptoms (chill and cough and dyspnea and rapid pulse) are followed by extreme cardiovascular collapse
- tetanus immunoglobulin sterile solution of globulins derived from the blood plasma of a person who has been immunized for tetanus; provides short-term immunization against tetanus in cases of possible exposure to the tetanus bacillus
- robert koch German bacteriologist who isolated the anthrax bacillus and the tubercle bacillus and the cholera bacillus (1843-1910)
- cycloserine an antibiotic that is especially active against the tubercle bacillus