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adj. - Relating to or produced by or containing a large genus of aerobic rod-shaped one-celled organisms producing endospores adj. - Formed like an aerobic rod-shaped one-celled organisms producing endospores

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  • Typhoid fever, amoebic and bacillary dysentery can occur.
  • It was mainly what is called bacillary dysentery, for which Epsom salts is one of the best remedies.
  • He said the institute was unable to test the present specimen for diseases such as bacillary dysentery and typhoid.
  • These would have included things such as bacillary and amoebic dysentery, viral influenza and pneumonia, bacterial pathogens like staphylococcus and streptococcus,...
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