Meanings
nounEberth's bacillus (plural Eberth's bacilli)
plural Eberth's bacilli
- The bacillus Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica, the cause of typhoid.
Origin
It was described in 1880 by Karl Joseph Eberth. The pathogen of typhoid fever, it has since been renamed Salmonella typhi.
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Eberth's bacillus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eberth's%20bacillus
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