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GARTNER'S BACILLUS

Dictionary entry overview: What does Gartner's bacillus mean?

• GARTNER'S BACILLUS (noun)
The noun GARTNER'S BACILLUS has 1 sense:

1. a form of salmonella that causes gastroenteritis in humans

Familiarity information: GARTNER'S BACILLUS used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• GARTNER'S BACILLUS (noun)

Sense 1

Gartner's bacillus ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

A form of salmonella that causes gastroenteritis in humans

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Gartner's bacillus; Salmonella enteritidis

Hypernyms ("Gartner's bacillus" is a kind of...):

salmonella (rod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria; cause typhoid fever and food poisoning; can be used as a bioweapon)

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