HyperDic: bacillus_subtilis

English > 1 sense of the expression Bacillus subtilis:
NOUNanimalBacillus subtilis, Bacillus globigii, grass bacillus, hay bacillusa species of bacillus found in soil and decomposing organic matter
English > Bacillus subtilis: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningA species of bacillus found in soil and decomposing organic matter; some strains produce antibiotics.
SynonymsBacillus globigii, grass bacillus, hay bacillus
Broaderbacillus, Baerobic rod-shaped spore-producing / producing bacterium

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