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- Bacilli - == Word Ambiguity ==
- Ghon focus - A Ghon focus is a primary lesion caused by mycobacterium bacilli (tuberculosis) developed in the lung of a previously uninfected individual. It is named for Anton Ghon (1866-1936), a Czech pathologist.
- Paenibacillus - Paenibacillus is a genus of bacteria, originally included within Bacillus. The name reflects this fact: Latin paene means almost, and so the Paenibacilli are literally almost Bacilli.
- Mycobacterium smegmatis - Mycobacterium smegmatis is an acid-fast bacterial species in the genus Mycobacterium. It was first reported in November 1884 by Lustgarten who found a bacillus with the staining appearance of tubercle bacilli in syphilitic chancres.
- Almroth Wright - Sir Almroth Edward Wright, KBE, CB (1861-1947) was a British bacteriologist and immunologist. He is best known for advancing vaccination through the use of autogenous vaccines (prepared from the bacteria harboured by the patient) and also through typhoid vaccination with typhoid bacilli killed by heat.