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Comma bacillus

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comma bacillus

–noun
a curved, rod-shaped bacterium, Vibrio cholerae, causing Asiatic cholera.

Origin:
1885–90
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Main Entry: com·ma bacillus
Pronunciation: 'käm-&-
Function: noun
: a bacterium of the genus Vibrio (V. comma syn. Spirillumcholerae asiaticae) that causes Asiatic cholera
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comma bacillus com·ma bacillus (kŏm'ə)
n.
See Koch's bacillus.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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