Noun
A variety of bacterium; a microscopic, rod-shaped vegetable organism.
Source: Webster's dictionaryWhat is Man? Man is a noisome bacillus whom Our Heavenly Father created because he was disappointed in the monkey. Mark Twain
HOUSE, n. A hollow edifice erected for the habitation of man, rat, mouse, beelte, cockroach, fly, mosquito, flea, bacillus and microbe. Ambrose Bierce
People who are not in love fail to understand how an intelligent man can suffer because of a very ordinary woman. This is like being surprised that anyone should be stricken with cholera because of a creature so insignificant as the comma bacillus. Marcel Proust
After the spores were analyzed by microscopy, it was determined that the cells were very similar to Bacillus sphericus which is found in bees in the Dominican Republic today. Source: Internet
A process using an enzyme from Bacillus thermoproteolyticus to catalyze the condensation of the chemically altered amino acids will produce high yields without the β-form byproduct. Source: Internet
Bacillus spp. are quite large in size (3 to 4 μm long), they grow in long chains, and they stain Gram-positive. Source: Internet