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ac•tin•o•ba•cil•lus
Pronunciation: (ak-tin"ō-bu-sil'us, ak"tu-nō-), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -cil•liPronunciation: (-sil'ī). [key]
Bacteriol.
any of several spherical or rod-shaped, aerobic, parasitic bacteria of the genus
Actinobacillus, certain species of which, as
A. mallei, are pathogenic for animals.
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