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bacillus in Portuguese

bacillus in Portuguese is bacilo — bacillus means a member of the bacterial genus Bacillus, made up of organisms shaped like short rods that form spores, some of which are capable of causing illness.

bacillus in Portuguese

bacilo
noun
Any of various rod-shaped, spore-forming aerobic bacteria in the genus Bacillus, some of which cause disease.

What does "bacillus" mean?

  1. noun A member of the bacterial genus Bacillus, made up of organisms shaped like short rods that form spores, some of which are capable of causing illness.
    "The lab identified the bacillus responsible for the outbreak."
  2. noun Any rod-shaped bacterium.
    "Under the microscope, the sample showed several rod-shaped bacilli."
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bacillus in a sentence

  • The lab identified the bacillus responsible for the outbreak.
  • Bacillus anthracis is the bacillus that causes anthrax.
  • Under the microscope, the sample showed several rod-shaped bacilli.
  • Not every bacillus belongs to the genus Bacillus.

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What is "bacillus" in Portuguese?
"bacillus" in Portuguese is bacilo. bacillus means: A member of the bacterial genus Bacillus, made up of organisms shaped like short rods that form spores, some of which are capable of causing illness.
How do you use "bacillus" in a sentence?
Example: "The lab identified the bacillus responsible for the outbreak." In Portuguese, "bacillus" is bacilo.
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