Translingual

Bacillus subtilis

Proper noun

Bacilli

1. A taxonomic class within the phylum Firmicutes – the aerobic rod-shaped bacteria.

Usage notes

Should not be confused with the genus Bacillus.

Hypernyms

• (class): Prokaryota - superkingdom; Bacteria - kingdom; Posibacteria - subkingdom; Firmicutes - phylum

Hyponyms

• (class): Bacillales, Lactobacillales (orders)

Related terms

• Bacillus

References

• Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521

English

Noun

bacilli

1. plural of bacillus
   • 1974, Graham Greene, The Honorary Consul, Pocket Books, New York, p. 94:

     One lie in the presence of a policeman seemed to multiply like bacilli.

Italian

Noun

bacilli m

1. plural of bacillo

Latin

Noun

bacillī

1. nominative plural of bacillus
2. genitive singular of bacillus
3. vocative plural of bacillus