rainbow Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 What is the difference between bacillus and bacilli? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Skeptic Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 Bacillus is singular, bacilli is plural. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Candydoll Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 ya i agree with Mr Skeptic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blahah Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Bacilli, with a capital letter but not italicised, is a class of bacteria. Bacillus, with a captial and italicised, is a genus of bacteria bacillus (bacilli plural), not capitalised or italicised, refers to any rod-shaped bacterium. all are from the same root, the diminutive form of the latin 'baculum' which means stick, so bacillus means (literally) 'little stick'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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