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Definition: Bacillus


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. Aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil.[Wordnet] 2. A variety of bacterium; a microscopic, rod-shaped vegetable organism.[Websters].
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"Bacillus" is a common misspelling or typo for: bacillius, bacilus.

Date "Bacillus" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1872. (references)

Etymology:Bacillus \Ba*cil"lus\, noun; plural Bacilli. [New Latin expression, for Latin bacillum. See Bacillarle.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: Bacillus

Domain	Definition
Aerospace	1: Bacillus is a large genus of gram-positive, spore-bearing, rod-like bacteria. They are widely distributed in soil and air (usually as spores). Most feed on dead organic material and are responsible for food spoilage. (references)
	2: Bacterium with an elongated, rod shape. (references)
Geology	1: A class of bacteria which are rod-shaped. Belonging to this class are: E. coli, Salmonella, Shigella, Klebsiella, Enterobacter, Clostridia; of these, Bacillus Calmett-Guérin is administered for vaccination against tuberculosis; bacteria causing tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis, and tuberculosis are also rod-shaped. (references)
	2: A rod-shaped bacterium. (references)
Health	A genus of Bacillaceae that are spore-forming, rod-shaped cells. Most species are saprophytic soil forms with only a few species being pathogenic. (references)
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Common Expressions: Bacillus

Expressions	Definition
Anthrax bacillus	A species of bacillus that causes anthrax in humans and in animals (cattle and swine and sheep and rabbits and mice and guinea pigs); can be used a bioweapon. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Bacillus anthracis	A species of bacillus that causes anthrax in humans and in animals (cattle and swine and sheep and rabbits and mice and guinea pigs); can be used a bioweapon. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Bacillus coagulans	Bacillus coagulans is a species of Bacillus bacteria, which can contaminate canned food and gives it a flat sour taste. This includes foods that are normally too acidic for most bacteria; B. coagulans can grow at a pH as low as 4.2. (references)
Bacillus globigii	A species of bacillus found in soil and decomposing organic matter; some strains produce antibiotics. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Bacillus natto	Bacillus natto is an old name for the bacterium used commercially in the production of natto, a traditional Japanese dish consisting of fermented soybeans. (references)
Bacillus safensis	Bacillus safensis is a bacteria, highly resistant to gamma and UV radiation, that has raised some concerns over a possibility of having been brought to the planet Mars with the two space probes Spirit and Opportunity in 2004. (references)
Bacillus subtilis	A species of bacillus found in soil and decomposing organic matter; some strains produce antibiotics. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Bacillus subtilis	Bacillus subtilis is a catalase-positive bacterium that is commonly found in soil, belonging to the genus Bacillus. Like other such species, it has the ability to form a tough, protective endospore, which it allows it to tolerate extreme environmental conditions. Unlike several other well-known species, B. subtilis is an obligate aerobe. (references)
Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis	Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies israelensis, also known as Bti, is a biological control agent for larval mosquitoes. It is a bacterial disease that creates toxins that are effective in killing a few species of Diptera, including mosquitoes, while having almost no other effect on other species. (references)
Cholera bacillus	See Comma bacillus . Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary.
Comma bacillus	1: (Physiol.), a variety of bacillus shaped like a comma, found in the intestines of patients suffering from cholera. It is considered by some as having a special relation to the disease; -- called also cholera bacillus . Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary.
	2: Comma-shaped bacteria that cause Asiatic cholera. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Gartner's bacillus	A form of salmonella that causes gastroenteritis in humans. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Genus Bacillus	Type genus of the Bacillaceae; includes many saprophytes important in decay of organic matter and a number of parasites. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Grass bacillus	A species of bacillus found in soil and decomposing organic matter; some strains produce antibiotics. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Hay bacillus	A species of bacillus found in soil and decomposing organic matter; some strains produce antibiotics. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Klebs-Loeffler bacillus	A species of bacterium that causes diphtheria. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Leprosy bacillus	Cause of leprosy. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Shiga bacillus	A bacillus that causes dysentery. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Tubercle bacillus	1: (Med.), a minute vegetable organism (Bacillus tuberculosis) discovered by Koch, a German physician, in the sputum of consumptive patients and in tuberculous tissue, and believed to be the exciting cause of tubercles and tuberculosis. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary.
	2: Cause of tuberculosis. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Typhoid bacillus	A form of salmonella that causes typhoid fever. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
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Specialty Expressions: Bacillus

Expressions	Domain	Definition
Bacillus (pl. bacilli)	Geology	A rod-shaped bacterium. (references)
Bacillus amyloliquifaciens	Geology	B. amyloliquifaciens is a Gram-positive, rod-shaped bacterium used to produce alpha-amylase and serine protease. (references)
Bacillus anthracis	Health	A species of bacteria that causes anthrax in humans and animals. (references)
Bacillus anthracis infection	Biology & Biotechnology	An acute, febrile disease of virtually all warm-blooded animals, including man, caused by Bacillus anthracis. In its commonest form, it is essentialy a septicemia characterized principally by a rapidly fatal course ; infection by B. anthracis among farmers, tannery and wool workers, and veterinarians contracted through contact with animals infected with the disease or through the handling of animal products or residues. Source: European Union. (references)
Bacillus Calmette Gurin (BCG)	Religion	A type of bacteria used in cancer treatment to stimulate the immune system. It is also used to vaccinate against tuberculosis. (references)
Bacillus cereus	Health	A species of rod-shaped bacteria that is a common soil saprophyte. Its spores are widespread and multiplication has been observed chiefly in foods. Contamination may lead to food poisoning. (references)
Bacillus globigii	Medicine	Non-pathogenic relative of anthrax. Source: European Union. (references)
Bacillus larvae infection	Biology & Biotechnology	Destructive bacterial disease of the larvae of the honeybee. Source: European Union. (references)
Bacillus licheniformis	Geology	B. lichemiformis is a Gram-positive, rod-shaped bacterium which is used in the biotech industry to produce the protease enzyme subtilisin. (references)
Bacillus megaterium	Health	A species of bacteria whose spores vary from round to elongate. It is a common soil saprophyte. (references)
Bacillus Phages	Health	Viruses whose host is Bacillus. Frequently encountered Bacillus phages include bacteriophage phi 29 and bacteriophage phi 105. (references)
Bacillus popilliae	Geology	B. popilliae is a Gram-positive bacterium which attacks only the Japanese beetle (Popillia japonica) and is therefore used in some places in the U.S. to kill the beetles. When the larvae are infected, they turn white because of all the bacterial spores (endospores) that develop in the insects' hemolymph (blood equivalent). (references)
Bacillus stearothermophilus	Health	A species of gram-positive bacteria found in soil, hot springs, Arctic waters, ocean sediments, and spoiled food products. (references)
Bacillus subtilis	Geology	B. subtilis is a Gram-positive, rod-shaped, nonpathogenic bacterium which lives in soil. Its genome has been widely studied and is frequently used in genetic engineering and microbiology experiments. (references)
Bacillus thuringiensis	Medicine	A sporulating bacterium which produces a toxin that destroys the insect gut and kills the pests. When an insect eats vegetation containing the spores, it remains alive for several days, but its gut becomes paralyzed and it cannot eat. Though death does not occur as quickly as in the case of chemical insecticides, intoxication by Bt causes a quick paralysis which halts insect feeding and thus prevents further economic loss soon after treatment. Source: European Union. (references)
Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt)	Geology	1: Bacillus thuringiensis is a bacterium that kills insects (mainly in the genera Lepidoptera, Diptera and Coleoptera) and is a major component of the microbial pesticide industry. Researchers are also investigating ways to incorporate the bacterium's insect toxins into the genomes of plants to make insect-resistant crops. (references)
		2: A bacterium that kills insects; a major component of the microbial pesticide industry. (references)
Calmette-Guérin bacillus	Medicine	Vaccine produced from an avirulent strain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It is used in human medicine to give immunity against tuberculosis, but it does not completely prevent infection in cattle or captive exotic animals; moreover, vaccinated animals react to the tuberculin test. Source: European Union. (references)
Colon Bacillus	Administration	(Microbiology) A rod-shaped bacterium, especially Escherichia coli (E. coli), a normal, generally nonpathogenic commensal found in all vertebrate intestinal tracts, but which can be virulent, causing diarrhea and other dysenteric symptoms. Its presence in water is an indicator of fecal contamination. (references)
Tubercle bacillus	Medicine	Agent which causes tuberculosis (Mycobacterium tuberculosis). Source: European Union. (references)
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Extended Definition: Bacillus

Bacillus

Bacillus

Bacillus subtilis, Gram stained

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Bacteria
Division:	Firmicutes
Class:	Bacilli
Order:	Bacillales
Family:	Bacillaceae
Genus:	Bacillus Cohn 1872

Species

Numerous, including:
Bacillus anthracis
Bacillus cereus
Bacillus coagulans
Bacillus globigii
Bacillus licheniformis
Bacillus megaterium
Bacillus natto
Bacillus subtilis
Bacillus sphaericus
Bacillus thuringiensis

This page is about the bacterial genus. For the class, see Bacilli.

For rod-shaped bacteria in general, see Bacteria.

For the stick insect genus, see Bacillus (insect).

Bacillus is a genus of rod-shaped, beta-hemolytic Gram-positive bacteria and a member of the division Firmicutes. Bacillus species are either obligate or facultative aerobes, and test positive for the enzyme catalase.^[1] Ubiquitous in nature, Bacillus includes both free-living and pathogenic species. Under stressful environmental conditions, the cells produce oval endospores that can stay dormant for extended periods. These characteristics originally defined the genus, but not all such species are closely related, and many have been moved to other genera.^[2]

Bacillus subtilis is one of the best understood prokaryotes in terms of molecular biology and cell biology. Its superb genetic amenability and relatively large size have provided the powerful tools required to investigate a bacterium from all possible aspects. Recent improvements in fluorescence microscopy techniques have provided novel and amazing insight into the dynamic structure of a single cell organism. Research on Bacillus subtilis has been at the forefront of bacterial molecular biology and cytology, and the organism is a model for differentiation, gene/protein regulation, and cell cycle events in bacteria. ^[3]

Two Bacillus species are considered medically significant: B. anthracis, which causes anthrax, and B. cereus, which causes a foodborne illness similar to that of Staphylococcus.^[4] A third species, B. thuringiensis, is an important insect pathogen, and is sometimes used to control insect pests. The type species is B. subtilis, an important model organism. It is also a notable food spoiler, causing ropiness in bread and related food. B. coagulans is also important in food spoilage.

An easy way to isolate Bacillus is by placing non-sterile soil in a test tube with water, shaking, placing in melted Mannitol Salt Agar, and incubating at room temperature for at least a day. Colonies are usually large, spreading and irregularly-shaped. Under the microscope, the Bacillus appear as rods, and a substantial portion usually contain an oval endospore at one end, making it bulge.

The cell wall

The cell wall of Bacillus is a structure on the outside of the cell that forms the second barrier between the bacterium and the environment, and at the same time maintains triangle shape and withstands the pressure generated by the cell's turgor. The cell wall is composed of salt, teichoic and teichuronic acids. B. subtilis is the first bacterium for which the role of an actin-like cytoskeleton in cell shape determination and peptidoglycan synthesis was identified and for which the entire set of peptidoglycan synthesizing enzymes was localised. The role of the cytoskeleton in shape generation and maintenance is important ^[5].

Word ambiguity

Although Bacillus, capitalized and italicized, specifically refers to the genus, the word 'bacillus' may also be used to describe any rod-shaped bacterium, and in this sense, bacilli are found in many different taxonomic groups of bacteria.

Likewise, Bacilli refers to the particular class Bacillus belongs to, while bacilli are any rod-shaped bacteria.

It should be noted that the cell morphology term bacillus does not necessarily indicate Gram-positive staining, as E. coli is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacteria.

External links

Pathema-Bacillus Resource

References

Turnbull PCB (1996). Bacillus. In: Barron's Medical Microbiology (Baron S et al, eds.), 4th ed., Univ of Texas Medical Branch. ISBN 0-9631172-1-1.
Madigan M; Martinko J (editors). (2005). Brock Biology of Microorganisms, 11th ed., Prentice Hall. ISBN 0-13-144329-1.
Graumann P (editor). (2007). Bacillus: Cellular and Molecular Biology, 1st ed., Caister Academic Press. ISBN 978-1-904455-12-7 .
Ryan KJ; Ray CG (editors) (2004). Sherris Medical Microbiology, 4th ed., McGraw Hill. ISBN 0-8385-8529-9.
Scheffers DJ (2007). "The Cell Wall of Bacillus subtilis", Bacillus: Cellular and Molecular Biology (Graumann P, ed.). Caister Academic Press. ISBN 978-1-904455-12-7 .

Bacteria

Pathogenic bacteria	Bacterial disease · Coley's Toxins · Exotoxin · Lysogenic cycle ·

Human flora	Gut flora · Skin flora · Vaginal flora ·

Preference	lipophilic · saccharophilic · Oxygen (aerotolerant, aerobic, anaerobic, facultative anaerobic)

Structure	Biofilm · capsule · Periplasmic space ·

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Bacillus". Image Credit.
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Topics by Level of Interest: Bacillus
Topics sorted by level of Interest	Level (1=low, 600=high)	Topics sorted Alphabetically	Level (1=low, 600=high)
Bacillus	77	Bacillus	77
Bacillus thuringiensis	64	Bacillus amyloliquefaciens	4
Bacillus Calmette-Guérin	40	Bacillus anthracis	13
Bacillus subtilis	18	Bacillus brevis	5
Bacillus cereus	15	Bacillus Calmette-Guérin	40
Bacillus anthracis	13	Bacillus cereus	15
The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents	13	Bacillus coagulans	10
Bacillus coagulans	10	Bacillus fusiformis	3
Bacillus odysseyi	8	Bacillus lentimorbus	2
Bacillus licheniformis	8	Bacillus licheniformis	8
Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis	7	Bacillus marinus	2
Bacillus stearothermophilus	5	Bacillus megaterium	4
Bacillus rossius	5	Bacillus mycoides	4
Bacillus brevis	5	Bacillus odysseyi	8
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens	4	Bacillus oleronius	3
Bacillus sphaericus	4	Bacillus pumilis	2
Bacillus safensis	4	Bacillus rossius	5
Bacillus megaterium	4	Bacillus safensis	4
Bacillus mycoides	4	Bacillus sphaericus	4
Bacillus fusiformis	3	Bacillus stearothermophilus	5
Bacillus oleronius	3	Bacillus subtilis	18
Bacillus lentimorbus	2	Bacillus thuringiensis	64
Bacillus pumilis	2	Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis	7
Bacillus marinus	2	The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents	13
Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

Translations: Bacillus

Language	Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Al Arabiya	جُرْثُومة (germ, microbe, bacilli, bacillus, bacteria), بكتير مسبب لمرض (bacillus), العصية بكتير عصوي الشكل (bacillus), جُرْثُوم (bacterium, microbe, bacilli, bacillus, bacteria), العصية (bacillus), عصيّة ثورينغينسيس (bacillus thuringiensis), عصّية كوخ (Koch's bacillus). Additional references: Al Arabiya, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Al Fus-Ha	جُرْثُومة (germ, microbe, bacilli, bacillus, bacteria), بكتير مسبب لمرض (bacillus), العصية بكتير عصوي الشكل (bacillus), جُرْثُوم (bacterium, microbe, bacilli, bacillus, bacteria), العصية (bacillus), عصيّة ثورينغينسيس (bacillus thuringiensis), عصّية كوخ (Koch's bacillus). Additional references: Al Fus-Ha, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Albanian	bacil (bacillus). Additional references: Albanian, Turkey (Europe), bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Arabic	جُرْثُومة (germ, microbe, bacilli, bacillus, bacteria), بكتير مسبب لمرض (bacillus), العصية بكتير عصوي الشكل (bacillus), جُرْثُوم (bacterium, microbe, bacilli, bacillus, bacteria), العصية (bacillus), عصيّة ثورينغينسيس (bacillus thuringiensis), عصّية كوخ (Koch's bacillus). Additional references: Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Armenian	բացիլ (bacillus). Additional references: Armenian, Armenia, Azerbaijan, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Armjanski Yazyk	բացիլ (bacillus). Additional references: Armjanski Yazyk, Armenia, Azerbaijan, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Arnaut	bacil (bacillus). Additional references: Arnaut, Turkey (Europe), bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Íslenska	stafbaktería (bacillus, rod), stafgerill (bacillus, rod), staflaga baktería (bacillus). Additional references: Íslenska, Iceland, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Bahasa Indonesia	kuman (germ, bacillus, maggot, microbe, antidote), basil (bacilli, bacillus). Additional references: Bahasa Indonesia, Indonesia, Java, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Balgarski	бацил (bacillus, germ, rod). Additional references: Balgarski, Bulgaria, Greece, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Balgarski (transliteration)	batsil (bacillus, germ, rod). Additional references: Balgarski, Bulgaria, Greece, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Bohemian	bacil (bacillus, bacilli, germ, bug). Additional references: Bohemian, Czech Republic, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Brazilian Portuguese	bacilo (bacillus, bacteria, bug, germ). Additional references: Brazilian Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Bulgarian	бацил (bacillus, germ, rod). Additional references: Bulgarian, Bulgaria, Greece, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Bulgarian (transliteration)	batsil (bacillus, germ, rod). Additional references: Bulgarian, Bulgaria, Greece, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Catalan	bacil (bacillus). Additional references: Catalan, Spain, Andorra, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Central Danish	bacillus (bacillus, bacteria, suppository), bacille (bacillus, bacteria). Additional references: Central Danish, Denmark, Germany, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Central Mongolian	савхан нян (bacillus). Additional references: Central Mongolian, Mongolia, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Central (transliteration)	savkhan nyan (bacillus). Additional references: Central Mongolian, Mongolia, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Central Tai	แบ็กทีเรียบาซิลลัส (bacillus, bacteria), เชื้อโรค (germ, ameba, amoeba, bacteria, bacterium), จุลินทรีย์ (microbe, bacillus, bacteria, Microorganism). Additional references: Central Tai, Thailand, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Cestina	bacil (bacillus, bacilli, germ, bug). Additional references: Cestina, Czech Republic, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Simplified	杆菌 (bacillus, bacilli, bacillary), 芽孢杆菌属 (bacillus), 细菌 (germ, bacterial, virus, bacteria, bacterium), 炭疽 (anthrax, bacillus, charbon), 杆状菌 (bacillus), 结核菌 (tubercle bacillus), 结核杆菌 (bk, tubercle bacillus), 白喉杆菌 (Klebs-Loeddler bacillus), 枯草杆菌 (Bacillus subtilis), 卡介苗 (Bacillus Calmette Guerin vaccine, BCG, BCG vaccine). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Traditional	杆菌 (bacilli, bacillus), 炭疽 (anthrax, bacillus, charbon), 細菌 (germ, bacterial, bacteria, virus, bacterium), 杆狀菌 (bacillus), 芽孢桿菌屬 (bacillus), 芽孢桿菌 (bacillus), 桿菌 (bacillar, bacillary, bacillus), 結核桿菌 (tubercle bacillus), 白喉杆菌 (Klebs-Loeddler bacillus), 枯草桿菌 (Bacillus subtilis). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Chtimi	carbon (coal, anthrax, carbon, charcoal, gas coal). Additional references: Chtimi, France, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Corse	Carbuncinu (coal, anthrax, carbon, charcoal, anthracnose), Carbone (coal, anthrax, carbon, charcoal, anthracnose), carbun (anthracnose, anthrax, Bacillus anthracis, bacillus anthracis infection, black spot), rùghjina (rust, coal, anthrax, carbon, blight). Additional references: Corse, France, Italy, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Corsi	Carbuncinu (coal, anthrax, carbon, charcoal, anthracnose), Carbone (coal, anthrax, carbon, charcoal, anthracnose), carbun (anthracnose, anthrax, Bacillus anthracis, bacillus anthracis infection, black spot), rùghjina (rust, coal, anthrax, carbon, blight). Additional references: Corsi, France, Italy, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Corsican	Carbuncinu (coal, anthrax, carbon, charcoal, anthracnose), Carbone (coal, anthrax, carbon, charcoal, anthracnose), carbun (anthracnose, anthrax, Bacillus anthracis, bacillus anthracis infection, black spot), rùghjina (rust, coal, anthrax, carbon, blight). Additional references: Corsican, France, Italy, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Corso	Carbuncinu (coal, anthrax, carbon, charcoal, anthracnose), Carbone (coal, anthrax, carbon, charcoal, anthracnose), carbun (anthracnose, anthrax, Bacillus anthracis, bacillus anthracis infection, black spot), rùghjina (rust, coal, anthrax, carbon, blight). Additional references: Corso, France, Italy, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Corsu	Carbuncinu (coal, anthrax, carbon, charcoal, anthracnose), Carbone (coal, anthrax, carbon, charcoal, anthracnose), carbun (anthracnose, anthrax, Bacillus anthracis, bacillus anthracis infection, black spot), rùghjina (rust, coal, anthrax, carbon, blight). Additional references: Corsu, France, Italy, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Croatian	bacil (bacillus). Additional references: Croatian, Croatia, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Cymraeg	bacilws (bacillus). Additional references: Cymraeg, United Kingdom, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Czech	bacil (bacillus, bacilli, germ, bug). Additional references: Czech, Czech Republic, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Daco-Rumanian	bacil (bacillus). Additional references: Daco-Rumanian, Romania, Hungary, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Danish	bacillus (bacillus, bacteria, suppository), bacille (bacillus, bacteria). Additional references: Danish, Denmark, Germany, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Dansk	bacillus (bacillus, bacteria, suppository), bacille (bacillus, bacteria). Additional references: Dansk, Denmark, Germany, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Dari	باسيل (bacillus), باكتری هاى ميله اى شكل كه توليد هاگ می كنند (bacillus), باکتریهای میله ای شکل (bacillus), باسیل (bacillus). Additional references: Dari, Iran, Indo-European, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Deutsch	Bazille (bacillus), Stäbchenförmige Bakterien (bacillus, bacteria), die Stäbchenbakterie (bacillus), die Bakterie (bacillus, bacterium), der Bazillus (bacillus, bug), Bakterie (bacterium, germ, bacillus, bacteria), Bazillus (bacillus, germ, bug). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Dutch	bacil (bacillus, bug, bacteria), staafvormige bacterie (bacillus, bacteria). Additional references: Dutch, Netherlands, Aruba, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Eesti	batsill (bacillus, rod). Additional references: Eesti, Estonia, Finland, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Ena	բացիլ (bacillus). Additional references: Ena, Armenia, Azerbaijan, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Ermeni Dili	բացիլ (bacillus). Additional references: Ermeni Dili, Armenia, Azerbaijan, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Ermenice	բացիլ (bacillus). Additional references: Ermenice, Armenia, Azerbaijan, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Estonian	batsill (bacillus, rod). Additional references: Estonian, Estonia, Finland, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Finnish	basilli (bacillus, bug, bugs, germ), sauvabakteeri (bacillus). Additional references: Finnish, Finland, Russia (Europe), bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Français	bacille (bacillus, germe, bacteria). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
French	bacille (bacillus, germe, bacteria). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Gaelg	bacilleen (bacillus). Additional references: Gaelg, United Kingdom, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Gailck	bacilleen (bacillus). Additional references: Gailck, United Kingdom, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Galego	bacilo (bacillus). Additional references: Galego, Spain, Portugal, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Galician	bacilo (bacillus). Additional references: Galician, Spain, Portugal, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Gallego	bacilo (bacillus). Additional references: Gallego, Spain, Portugal, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
German	Bazille (bacillus), Stäbchenförmige Bakterien (bacillus, bacteria), die Stäbchenbakterie (bacillus), die Bakterie (bacillus, bacterium), der Bazillus (bacillus, bug), Bakterie (bacterium, germ, bacillus, bacteria), Bazillus (bacillus, germ, bug). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Greek	βακτήριο (bacillus, bacterium), βάκιλλος (bacillus), βακτηρίδιον (bacillus), βακίλλοσ (bacillus), μικρόβιο (microbe, germ, virus, microbes, bacillus). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Greek (transliteration)	vaktirio (bacillus, bacterium), vakillos (bacillus), vaktiridhion (bacillus), vakillos (bacillus), mikrovio (microbe, germ, virus, microbes, bacillus). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Haieren	բացիլ (bacillus). Additional references: Haieren, Armenia, Azerbaijan, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Halh	савхан нян (bacillus). Additional references: Halh, Mongolia, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Halh (transliteration)	savkhan nyan (bacillus). Additional references: Halh, Mongolia, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguk Mal	바실루스 (bacillus), 세균 (germ, microbe, bacteria, bacillus), 박테리아 (bacteria, bacillus, microphyte), 간상균 (bacillus), 간균 (rod, bacillus), 새균 (bacillus), 바칠루스 (bacillus), 결핵균 (tubercle bacillus), 대장균 (colon bacillus, Escherichiacoli, E.coli, coliform), 콤마상균 (comma bacillus). Additional references: Hanguk Mal, Korea, South, Korea, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguohua	바실루스 (bacillus), 세균 (germ, microbe, bacteria, bacillus), 박테리아 (bacteria, bacillus, microphyte), 간상균 (bacillus), 간균 (rod, bacillus), 새균 (bacillus), 바칠루스 (bacillus), 결핵균 (tubercle bacillus), 대장균 (colon bacillus, Escherichiacoli, E.coli, coliform), 콤마상균 (comma bacillus). Additional references: Hanguohua, Korea, South, Korea, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Hebrew	בצילוס (Bacillus), מֶתֶג (bacillus, snaffle, switch), חידק (animalcule, bacillus, germ, microbe), בָּצִילוּס (bacillus), בצילוס אנתרציס (Bacillus anthracis). Additional references: Hebrew, Israel, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
High Arabic	جُرْثُومة (germ, microbe, bacilli, bacillus, bacteria), بكتير مسبب لمرض (bacillus), العصية بكتير عصوي الشكل (bacillus), جُرْثُوم (bacterium, microbe, bacilli, bacillus, bacteria), العصية (bacillus), عصيّة ثورينغينسيس (bacillus thuringiensis), عصّية كوخ (Koch's bacillus). Additional references: High Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
High German	Bazille (bacillus), Stäbchenförmige Bakterien (bacillus, bacteria), die Stäbchenbakterie (bacillus), die Bakterie (bacillus, bacterium), der Bazillus (bacillus, bug), Bakterie (bacterium, germ, bacillus, bacteria), Bazillus (bacillus, germ, bug). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Hochdeutsch	Bazille (bacillus), Stäbchenförmige Bakterien (bacillus, bacteria), die Stäbchenbakterie (bacillus), die Bakterie (bacillus, bacterium), der Bazillus (bacillus, bug), Bakterie (bacterium, germ, bacillus, bacteria), Bazillus (bacillus, germ, bug). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Hungarian	bacilus (wog, bacillus, microbe). Additional references: Hungarian, Hungary, Austria, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Icelandic	stafbaktería (bacillus, rod), stafgerill (bacillus, rod), staflaga baktería (bacillus). Additional references: Icelandic, Iceland, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Indonesian	kuman (germ, bacillus, maggot, microbe, antidote), basil (bacilli, bacillus). Additional references: Indonesian, Indonesia, Java, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Italian	bacillo (bacillus, microbe), bacillus thuringiensis (bacillus thuringiensis), bacillo del tifo (typhoid bacillus), bacillo virgola (comma bacillus). Additional references: Italian, Italy, Croatia, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Ivrit	בצילוס (Bacillus), מֶתֶג (bacillus, snaffle, switch), חידק (animalcule, bacillus, germ, microbe), בָּצִילוּס (bacillus), בצילוס אנתרציס (Bacillus anthracis). Additional references: Ivrit, Israel, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Japanese	菌 (greens, vegetables, fungus, bacillus, bacterium), さいきん (bacillus, bacterium, germ, latest, most recent), きん (gold, a little, bacillus, bacterium, ban prohibition), かんきん (bacillus, confinement, government funds, realise, realize), バシラス属 (bacillus), バシラス (bacillus), 病原菌 (germ, virus, bacillus, blight, bug), 桿菌 (bacillus, bacilli, rod), 細菌 (germ, bacillus, bacterium, bacteria, bacteriological), バチルス (bacillus). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Khalkha Mongolian	савхан нян (bacillus). Additional references: Khalkha Mongolian, Mongolia, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Khalkha (transliteration)	savkhan nyan (bacillus). Additional references: Khalkha Mongolian, Mongolia, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Korean	바실루스 (bacillus), 세균 (germ, microbe, bacteria, bacillus), 박테리아 (bacteria, bacillus, microphyte), 간상균 (bacillus), 간균 (rod, bacillus), 새균 (bacillus), 바칠루스 (bacillus), 결핵균 (tubercle bacillus), 대장균 (colon bacillus, Escherichiacoli, E.coli, coliform), 콤마상균 (comma bacillus). Additional references: Korean, Korea, South, Korea, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Latvian	bacilis (bacillus). Additional references: Latvian, Latvia, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Latviska	bacilis (bacillus). Additional references: Latviska, Latvia, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Lettisch	bacilis (bacillus). Additional references: Lettisch, Latvia, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Lettish	bacilis (bacillus). Additional references: Lettish, Latvia, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Lietuvi	bakterija (bacillus, Bacteria, germ), bacila (bacillus, rod). Additional references: Lietuvi, Lithuania, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Litauische	bakterija (bacillus, Bacteria, germ), bacila (bacillus, rod). Additional references: Litauische, Lithuania, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Litewski	bakterija (bacillus, Bacteria, germ), bacila (bacillus, rod). Additional references: Litewski, Lithuania, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Lithuanian	bakterija (bacillus, Bacteria, germ), bacila (bacillus, rod). Additional references: Lithuanian, Lithuania, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Litovskiy	bakterija (bacillus, Bacteria, germ), bacila (bacillus, rod). Additional references: Litovskiy, Lithuania, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Liutuviskai	bakterija (bacillus, Bacteria, germ), bacila (bacillus, rod). Additional references: Liutuviskai, Lithuania, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Magyar	bacilus (wog, bacillus, microbe). Additional references: Magyar, Hungary, Austria, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Manx	bacilleen (bacillus). Additional references: Manx, United Kingdom, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Manx Gaelic	bacilleen (bacillus). Additional references: Manx Gaelic, United Kingdom, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Moldavian	bacil (bacillus). Additional references: Moldavian, Romania, Hungary, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Mongol	савхан нян (bacillus). Additional references: Mongol, Mongolia, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Mongol (transliteration)	savkhan nyan (bacillus). Additional references: Mongol, Mongolia, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Mongolian	савхан нян (bacillus). Additional references: Mongolian, Mongolia, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Mongolian (transliteration)	savkhan nyan (bacillus). Additional references: Mongolian, Mongolia, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Norwegian	basill (bacillus, germ, bug). Additional references: Norwegian, Norway, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Parsi	باسيل (bacillus), باكتری هاى ميله اى شكل كه توليد هاگ می كنند (bacillus), باکتریهای میله ای شکل (bacillus), باسیل (bacillus). Additional references: Parsi, Iran, Indo-European, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Patois of the North	carbon (coal, anthrax, carbon, charcoal, gas coal). Additional references: Patois of the North, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Patois of Villar-St-Pancrace	charbun (coal, anthrax, carbon, charcoal, gas coal). Additional references: Patois of Villar-St-Pancrace, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Persian	باسيل (bacillus), باكتری هاى ميله اى شكل كه توليد هاگ می كنند (bacillus), باکتریهای میله ای شکل (bacillus), باسیل (bacillus). Additional references: Persian, Iran, Indo-European, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Persian (Farsi)	باسيل (bacillus), باكتری هاى ميله اى شكل كه توليد هاگ می كنند (bacillus), باکتریهای میله ای شکل (bacillus), باسیل (bacillus). Additional references: Persian (Farsi), Iran, Indo-European, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Picard	carbon (coal, anthrax, carbon, charcoal, gas coal). Additional references: Picard, Belgium, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Polish	prątek (bacillus, spray, sprig), zarazek (germ, bacillus, microbe, virus), bakcyl (bacillus, germ, microbe), pałeczka (stick, bacillus, baton, drumstick, hairline), lasecznik (bacillus). Additional references: Polish, Poland, Czech Republic, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Polnisch	prątek (bacillus, spray, sprig), zarazek (germ, bacillus, microbe, virus), bakcyl (bacillus, germ, microbe), pałeczka (stick, bacillus, baton, drumstick, hairline), lasecznik (bacillus). Additional references: Polnisch, Poland, Czech Republic, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Polski	prątek (bacillus, spray, sprig), zarazek (germ, bacillus, microbe, virus), bakcyl (bacillus, germ, microbe), pałeczka (stick, bacillus, baton, drumstick, hairline), lasecznik (bacillus). Additional references: Polski, Poland, Czech Republic, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Portuguese	organismo microscópico em forma de filamento recto ou curvo (bacillus, bacteria), bacilo (bacillus, bacteria, bug, germ). Additional references: Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Romanian	bacil (bacillus). Additional references: Romanian, Romania, Hungary, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Rouchi	carbon (coal, anthrax, carbon, charcoal, gas coal). Additional references: Rouchi, Belgium, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Rumanian	bacil (bacillus). Additional references: Rumanian, Romania, Hungary, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Ruotsi	bacill (bacillus, bug, germ). Additional references: Ruotsi, Sweden, Finland, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian	бацилла (bacillus, bacillius), палочка (wand, bacillus, little staff, rod), туберкулезная палочка (tubercle bacillus). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian (transliteration)	batsilla (bacillus, bacillius), palochka (wand, bacillus, little staff, rod), tuberkuleznaya palochka (tubercle bacillus). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki	бацилла (bacillus, bacillius), палочка (wand, bacillus, little staff, rod), туберкулезная палочка (tubercle bacillus). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki (transliteration)	batsilla (bacillus, bacillius), palochka (wand, bacillus, little staff, rod), tuberkuleznaya palochka (tubercle bacillus). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Serbian (transliteration)	bacil (bacillus, bug), klica (germ, bacillus, bacterium, bud, bug), bacilli bacil (bacillus). Additional references: Serbian (transliteration), bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Shkip	bacil (bacillus). Additional references: Shkip, Turkey (Europe), bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Shqip	bacil (bacillus). Additional references: Shqip, Turkey (Europe), bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Shqiperë	bacil (bacillus). Additional references: Shqiperë, Turkey (Europe), bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Siamese	แบ็กทีเรียบาซิลลัส (bacillus, bacteria), เชื้อโรค (germ, ameba, amoeba, bacteria, bacterium), จุลินทรีย์ (microbe, bacillus, bacteria, Microorganism). Additional references: Siamese, Thailand, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Sjaelland	bacillus (bacillus, bacteria, suppository), bacille (bacillus, bacteria). Additional references: Sjaelland, Denmark, Germany, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Skchip	bacil (bacillus). Additional references: Skchip, Turkey (Europe), bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Slovak	bacil (bacillus, rod). Additional references: Slovak, Slovakia, Hungary, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Slovakian	bacil (bacillus, rod). Additional references: Slovakian, Slovakia, Hungary, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Somkhuri	բացիլ (bacillus). Additional references: Somkhuri, Armenia, Azerbaijan, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Spanish	bacilos (bacilli, bacillus), bacilo (bacillus, germ, rod, bacteria), bacteria en forma de bastoncillo (bacillus, bacteria). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Standard Thai	แบ็กทีเรียบาซิลลัส (bacillus, bacteria), เชื้อโรค (germ, ameba, amoeba, bacteria, bacterium), จุลินทรีย์ (microbe, bacillus, bacteria, Microorganism). Additional references: Standard Thai, Thailand, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Suomea	basilli (bacillus, bug, bugs, germ), sauvabakteeri (bacillus). Additional references: Suomea, Finland, Russia (Europe), bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Suomi	basilli (bacillus, bug, bugs, germ), sauvabakteeri (bacillus). Additional references: Suomi, Finland, Russia (Europe), bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Svenska	bacill (bacillus, bug, germ). Additional references: Svenska, Sweden, Finland, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Swedish	bacill (bacillus, bug, germ). Additional references: Swedish, Sweden, Finland, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Thai	แบ็กทีเรียบาซิลลัส (bacillus, bacteria), เชื้อโรค (germ, ameba, amoeba, bacteria, bacterium), จุลินทรีย์ (microbe, bacillus, bacteria, Microorganism). Additional references: Thai, Thailand, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Thaiklang	แบ็กทีเรียบาซิลลัส (bacillus, bacteria), เชื้อโรค (germ, ameba, amoeba, bacteria, bacterium), จุลินทรีย์ (microbe, bacillus, bacteria, Microorganism). Additional references: Thaiklang, Thailand, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Tosk	bacil (bacillus). Additional references: Tosk, Turkey (Europe), bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Turkish	basil (bacillus, germ), bakteri (bacterium, bacteria, germ, bacterial, bacillus), çomak bakteri (bacillus), veba basili (plague bacillus), virgül şeklinde basil (comma bacillus), kolera basili (comma bacillus). Additional references: Turkish, Turkey, Bulgaria, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Ukrainian	бацила (bacillus). Additional references: Ukrainian, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Ukrainian (transliteration)	batsila (bacillus). Additional references: Ukrainian, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Valencian	bacil (bacillus). Additional references: Valencian, Spain, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Welsh	bacilws (bacillus). Additional references: Welsh, United Kingdom, bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
Zhgabe	bacil (bacillus). Additional references: Zhgabe, Turkey (Europe), bacillus. (volunteer & more translations)
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Language	Translations for “bacillus” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Athag	bathagacathagillathagus (bacillus). Additional references: Athag, bacillus. (volunteer)
Double Dutch	bagacagillagus (bacillus). Additional references: Double Dutch, bacillus. (volunteer)
Esperanto	bacilo (bacillus, microbe), bakterio (bacterium, bacillus, Bacteria, microbe). Additional references: Esperanto, bacillus. (volunteer)
Leet	64 (bacillus). Additional references: Leet, bacillus. (volunteer)
Oppish	bopacopillopus (bacillus). Additional references: Oppish, bacillus. (volunteer)
Pig Latin	acillusbay (bacillus). Additional references: Pig Latin, bacillus. (volunteer)
Terran A	cidciorng soeakhurn (bacillus). Additional references: Terran A, bacillus. (volunteer)
Terran B	bacilli (bacillus). Additional references: Terran B, bacillus. (volunteer)
Ubbi Dubbi	bubacubillubus (bacillus). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, bacillus. (volunteer)
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Ancestral and Extinct Language Translations: Bacillus

Language	Period	Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Latin	500 BCE - 1700	bacillus (bacillus), Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Bacillus Phages, comma bacillus, dderleins bacillus, Mycobacterium haemophilum, Mycobacterium kansasii), pestis suum classica (cholera bacillus, classical, Classical homeopathy, classical swine fever, Hog Cholera), cholera morbus (cholera bacillus, cholera morbus). Additional references: Latin, bacillus. (volunteer)
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