bacillus
Elongated single-celled pathogen
A bacillus is a rod-shaped bacterium, as distinguished from spherical or spiral forms.
The plural is bacilli.
In casual use, bacillus often means any bacterium or germ: The/(Some bacillus must have gotten into the water supply}.
The word comes from Latin for "little stick."
Spore-forming bacterial disease
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- diseaseDisorder impairing normal function
- toxinBiological-origin harm agent
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
epidemic · outbreak · virulence · fever · illness · contagion · bioweapon · tuberculosis
Microscopic living entity
- germDisease-causing microorganism
- cellBasic unit of life
- rod-shapedLong and cylindrical
- sporeAsexual reproductive cell
flagella · endospore · aerobic · anaerobic · colony · division · mutation · DNA
Algae-derived gelling substance
- petriLaboratory dish name
- incubatorControlled warming enclosure
- inoculationInjection conferring disease resistance
- sterileFree from microorganisms
culture · media · plate · broth · flask · aseptic · bioreactor · fermentation
Long and cylindrical
- cylindricalCircular in cross-section
- elongatedStretched beyond usual dimensions
- filamentousComposed of thin strands
- spindleRotating rod for thread
fusiform · chain · curved · straight · slender · single · paired · clustered
Acid-producing beneficial bacterium
- gutDigestive tract, or instinct
- floraPlants of a region
- digestionBodily food breakdown
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
yogurt · kefir · health · immune · supplement · intestine · microbiome · acidophilus
anthrax
Spore-forming bacterial disease
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- diseaseDisorder impairing normal function
- toxinBiological-origin harm agent
contamination · epidemic · outbreak · virulence · fever · illness · contagion · bioweapon · tuberculosis · tetanus
microorganism
Microscopic living entity
- germDisease-causing microorganism
- cellBasic unit of life
- rod-shapedLong and cylindrical
spore · flagella · endospore · aerobic · anaerobic · colony · division · mutation · DNA · RNA
agar
Algae-derived gelling substance
- petriLaboratory dish name
- incubatorControlled warming enclosure
- inoculationInjection conferring disease resistance
sterile · culture · media · plate · broth · flask · aseptic · bioreactor · fermentation · centrifuge
rod-shaped
Long and cylindrical
- cylindricalCircular in cross-section
- elongatedStretched beyond usual dimensions
- filamentousComposed of thin strands
spindle · fusiform · chain · curved · straight · slender · single · paired · clustered
lactobacillus
Acid-producing beneficial bacterium
fermentation · yogurt · kefir · health · immune · supplement · intestine · microbiome · acidophilus · prebiotic
- Germsmicrobe, virus, pathogen, bacteria, fungus
- long shapestube, cylinder, rod, stick, pole
- microbiologybacteria, bacterium, microbe, microbes, microorganisms
- Microbesbacteria, bacterium, virus, mold, prokaryote
- microorganismsamoeba, paramecium, amoebae, euglena, amoebas
- Pathogenspathogen, germ, germs, bacteria, bacterium
bacillusspirochete
Spiral-shaped bacterium
vibrio · sphere · cocci · streptococcus · staphylococcus
- Bacillus subtilisRod-shaped soil bacterium
- Koch's bacillusTuberculosis-causing microorganism