Bacilli
[bə'sɪlaɪ] or [bə'sɪləsaɪ]
Definition
(pl. ) of Bacillus
Typist: Vivienne
Examples
- The curved bacilli are called _comma_ _bacilli_, from their resemblance to the punctuation mark of that name. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The little rod-shaped ones are called _bacilli_: the spheroidal ones _micrococci_ or _cocci_. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
Typist: Vivienne