bacilli
Rod-shaped germ type
Bacilli is the plural of bacillus, a type of rod-shaped bacterium.
The term appears in scientific and medical contexts: The culture revealed gram-positive bacilli.
Bacillus can also refer specifically to a genus of bacteria that includes species causing anthrax and food poisoning.
Long and cylindrical
- elongatedStretched beyond usual dimensions
- cylindricalCircular in cross-section
- tubularHaving cylinder form
- filamentousComposed of thin strands
spindle-shaped · fusiform · slender · straight · curved · endospore · flagella · cell-wall
Collective social practices
- agarAlgae-derived gelling substance
- colonyDependent territorial settlement
- incubationDevelopment before emergence
- microscopeInstrument for viewing minute objects
inoculation · aseptic · staining · smear · slide · broth · autoclave · sterile
Pathogen invasion causing illness
- diseaseDisorder impairing normal function
- anthraxSpore-forming bacterial disease
- tuberculosisMycobacterial lung disease
- tetanusMuscle-stiffening bacterial disease
botulism · leprosy · typhoid · listeriosis · dysentery · pneumonia · meningitis · sepsis
Science of microscopic organisms
- prokaryoteCell without nuclear membrane
- microbiologyStudy of microscopic life
- taxonomyScience of categorical arrangement
- genusTaxonomic rank above species
species · nomenclature · classification · phylogeny · genomics · ribosomal · DNA · sequencing
Acid-producing beneficial bacterium
- probioticHealthful live microorganism supplement
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
- yogurtFermented milk product
- kefirCultured milk drink
kimchi · sauerkraut · microbiome · digestion · acidophilus · symbiosis · intestinal · prebiotic
rod-shaped
Long and cylindrical
- elongatedStretched beyond usual dimensions
- cylindricalCircular in cross-section
- tubularHaving cylinder form
filamentous · spindle-shaped · fusiform · slender · straight · curved · endospore · flagella · cell-wall · cocci
culture
Collective social practices
- agarAlgae-derived gelling substance
- colonyDependent territorial settlement
- incubationDevelopment before emergence
microscope · inoculation · aseptic · staining · smear · slide · broth · autoclave · sterile · isolate
infection
Pathogen invasion causing illness
- diseaseDisorder impairing normal function
- anthraxSpore-forming bacterial disease
- tuberculosisMycobacterial lung disease
tetanus · botulism · leprosy · typhoid · listeriosis · dysentery · pneumonia · meningitis · sepsis · toxin
bacteriology
Science of microscopic organisms
- prokaryoteCell without nuclear membrane
- microbiologyStudy of microscopic life
- taxonomyScience of categorical arrangement
genus · species · nomenclature · classification · phylogeny · genomics · ribosomal · DNA · sequencing · archaea
lactobacillus
Acid-producing beneficial bacterium
- probioticHealthful live microorganism supplement
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
- yogurtFermented milk product
kefir · kimchi · sauerkraut · microbiome · digestion · acidophilus · symbiosis · intestinal · prebiotic · kombucha
- microbiologybacteria, bacterium, microbe, microbes, microorganisms
- bacteriaE. coli, Clostridium, Salmonella, salmonella, Pseudomonas
- Microbesbacteria, bacterium, virus, mold, prokaryote
- microorganismsamoeba, paramecium, amoebae, euglena, amoebas
- Leprosyleprosy, Hansen's disease, mycobacterium, skin lesions, nerve damage
- Mycobacteriamycobacteria, mycobacterium, Mycobacterium leprae, MAC, TB
- Bacillus subtilisRod-shaped soil bacterium
- Koch's bacillusTuberculosis-causing microorganism