Definition of Hay bacillus

1. Noun. A species of bacillus found in soil and decomposing organic matter; some strains produce antibiotics.

Exact synonyms: Bacillus Globigii, Bacillus Subtilis, Grass Bacillus
Generic synonyms: B, Bacillus

Medical Definition of Hay bacillus

1. Bacillus 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. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hay Bacillus

haxonite
haxonites
haxor
haxored
haxoring
haxors
haxx0r
haxx0rs
haxxor
haxxors
hay
hay-asthma
hay-fever
hay-scented
hay-scented fern
hay bacillus (current term)
hay bale
hay conditioner
hay fever
hay is for horses
hay ride
hay wain
hay wains
haybale
haybales
hayband
haybands
haybird
haybirds
haybote

Literary usage of Hay bacillus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1884)
"The hay-bacillus and the bacillus anthracis rank together morphologically under that ... The hay-bacillus is a minute rod or cylindrical-shaped bacillus, ..."

2. Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science edited by Biologists Limited, The Company of. (1881)
"The hay-bacillus is remarkable for its power of resistance to high ... The hay-bacillus multiplies rapidly, and forms a dry and wrinkled skin upon the ..."

3. Micro-organisms and Disease: An Introduction to the Study of Specific Micro by Edward Klein (1896)
"The spores of the hay-bacillus are widely distributed in the air, ... Hay-bacillus is an aerobic microbe. In gelatine plates it forms liquefying colonies ..."

4. Essentials of Bacteriology by Michael Valentine Ball, Paul Garfield Weston (1913)
"Bacillus Subtilis (hay bacillus) (Ehrenberg).—Origin. —Hay infusions; found also in air, water, soil, feces, and putrefying liquids. ..."

5. The Retrospect of Medicine by William Braithwaite (1881)
"The bacillus anthracis refuses to grow in hay- infusion in which the hay-bacillus thrives with the utmost luxuriance ; and conversely, the hay-bacillus is ..."

6. The Popular Science Monthly (1878)
"When this scum is examined, it is found to consist of countless multitudes of the hay-bacillus matted together. What are we to conclude? ..."

7. The Dublin Journal of Medical Science (1884)
"He cultivated the hay bacillus in defibrinated blood, maintained at a temperature of 36° C., and found that after a few generations the descendants of the ..."

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