bacillary
Relating to bacteria
Bacillary means relating to or caused by bacilli—rod-shaped bacteria.
The term appears in medical contexts: bacillary dysentery, bacillary angiomatosis.
It can also describe something rod-shaped or composed of small rods.
Long and cylindrical
- cylindricalCircular in cross-section
- elongatedStretched beyond usual dimensions
- tubularHaving cylinder form
- fusiformCigar-shaped, tapered bilaterally
filiform · palisade · chain · endospore · capsule · flagellated · motile · cell wall
Bloody intestinal infection
- tuberculosisMycobacterial lung disease
- anthraxSpore-forming bacterial disease
- typhoidSalmonella-caused systemic infection
- leprosyMycobacterial infection causing disfigurement
shigellosis · salmonellosis · brucellosis · listeriosis · diphtheria · tetanus · botulism · pertussis
Collective social practices
- colonyDependent territorial settlement
- agarAlgae-derived gelling substance
- petri dishLidded laboratory culture container
- microscopyTechnique using powerful lenses
slide · specimen · incubation · isolation · inoculation · streak plate · broth · growth medium
Rod-shaped food-poisoning bacterium
- LactobacillusLactic acid-producing bacterial genus
- ListeriaCapitalized bacterial taxonomic name
- pathogenDisease-causing microorganism
- commensalHarmless biological freeloader
Clostridium · facultative · aerobic · anaerobic · strain · plasmid · antibiotic resistance · virulence
rod-shaped
Long and cylindrical
- cylindricalCircular in cross-section
- elongatedStretched beyond usual dimensions
- tubularHaving cylinder form
fusiform · filiform · palisade · chain · endospore · capsule · flagellated · motile · cell wall
dysentery
Bloody intestinal infection
- tuberculosisMycobacterial lung disease
- anthraxSpore-forming bacterial disease
- typhoidSalmonella-caused systemic infection
leprosy · shigellosis · salmonellosis · brucellosis · listeriosis · diphtheria · tetanus · botulism · pertussis · cholera
culture
Collective social practices
- colonyDependent territorial settlement
- agarAlgae-derived gelling substance
- petri dishLidded laboratory culture container
microscopy · slide · specimen · incubation · isolation · inoculation · streak plate · broth · growth medium · staining
Salmonella
Rod-shaped food-poisoning bacterium
- LactobacillusLactic acid-producing bacterial genus
- ListeriaCapitalized bacterial taxonomic name
- pathogenDisease-causing microorganism
Clostridium · commensal · facultative · aerobic · anaerobic · strain · plasmid · antibiotic resistance · virulence · toxin