colon bacillus

American  

[koh-luhn] / ˈkoʊ lən /

noun

Bacteriology.

1. coliform bacillus.

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Etymology

Origin of colon bacillus

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

Any of several bacteria can cause pyelonephritis, but the worst offender is the colon bacillus.

From Time Magazine Archive

A doctor writes us that infection by the colon bacillus can be excluded, but we should say that what the patient needs is not a doctor but a proof reader.

From The So-called Human Race by Taylor, Bert Leston

The foulness of the mouth is supposed to be due to the colon bacillus and its allies, but those obtained from the mouth are innocuous.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" by Various

Ochsner states that in nearly all instances the disease can be traced to the common colon bacillus, which is always present when the intestine is normal.

From Appendicitis by Tilden, John Henry

The inability to readily separate the typhoid germ, for instance, from the colon bacillus, an organism frequently found in milk, presents technical difficulties not easily overcome.

From Outlines of Dairy Bacteriology, 8th edition A Concise Manual for the Use of Students in Dairying by Russell, H. L. (Harry Luman)