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GARTNER'S BACILLUS
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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
Sense 1
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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