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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
- sulfur bacteria any bacterium of the genus Thiobacillus
- pulmonary anthrax 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
- hansen's disease 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
- anthrax bacillus a species of bacillus that causes anthrax in humans and in animals (cattle and swine and sheep and rabbits and mice and guinea pigs); can be used a bioweapon
- tuberculous constituting or afflicted with or caused by tuberculosis or the tubercle bacillus
- 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