bacillus

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Robert Koch’s discovery of the contagious tubercle bacillus in 1882 gave rise to the sanatorium movement in Europe and the United States.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2020

In 1876, the German scientist Robert Koch discovered the anthrax bacillus, kicking off the new research field of medical bacteriology.

From The Guardian • Mar. 18, 2020

Caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium leprae, it has affected multitudes over thousands of years — and, as a chronic disease with physical manifestations, has been a source of stigma and ostracism.

From Nature • Mar. 3, 2019

Black rats carried fleas that were infested with a bacillus called Yersinia pestis.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012

There is also another kind of plague to worry about: the plague bacillus is endemic all over the Earth.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan