gas bacillus

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any of several pathogenic bacilli, especially of the genus Clostridium, that produce gas in infected tissue.

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Security officials told Agence France-Presse that the gas station manager said he had recognized the two men.
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Unconfirmed reports in the French media claimed that the brothers were spotted at a gas station in northern France on Thursday.
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Total oil production figures include crude oil, natural gas liquids, and other liquid energy products.
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On top of oil, the United States produces significantly more natural gas than Saudi Arabia.
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Her slight miscalculation of how to fix the situation leads to her driving around the gas pump.
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There are a number of bacilli, called acid-fast bacilli, which stain in the same way as the tubercle bacillus.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
It, or a similar bacillus, is sometimes found in the sputum of gangrene of the lung.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
For comparison, the gas may be passed through a test-tube containing an equal amount of distilled water.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
It is allowed to cool, and hydrogen sulphid gas is passed through it for about five minutes.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Ordinarily, no attempt is made to identify any but the tubercle bacillus and the gonococcus.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd

gas bacillus

An anaerobic, gram-negative, motile bacterium of the genus Clostridium that causes gas gangrene in humans.