mallei
- plural of malleus.
Example Sentences
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Caused by the burkholderia mallei bacteria, glanders can cause ulcers and lesions in the horse’s lungs, skin and respiratory tract.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 25, 2016
The sterilized products of a culture of the B. mallei are injected beneath the skin of the suspected animal.
From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by Craig, R. A., D. V. M.
The bacillus mallei retains its vitality for long periods under ordinary conditions, but is readily killed by heat and chemical agents.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis
Glanders is due to the action of a specific bacterium, the bacillus mallei, which resembles the tubercle bacillus, save that it is somewhat shorter and broader, and does not stain by Gram's method.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis
Examination of series of mallei of Eutamias and Tamias indicate that there is slight individual variation, slight variation with age, and no secondary sexual variation.
From Genera and Subgenera of Chipmunks by White, John A.
