Calmette-Guérin bacillus


bacillus

 [bah-sil´us] (pl. bacil´li) (L.) 1. an organism of the genus Bacillus.2. any rod-shaped bacterium.anthrax bacillus Bacillus anthracis.Calmette-Guérin bacillus bacille Calmette-Guērin.coliform bacilli gram-negative bacilli found in the intestinal tract that resemble Escherichia coli, particularly in the fermentation of lactose with gas.colon bacillus Escherichia coli.glanders bacillus Pseudomonas mallei.Hansen's bacillus Mycobacterium leprae.legionnaire's bacillus Legionella pneumophila.tubercle bacillus Mycobacterium tuberculosis.typhoid bacillus Salmonella typhi.

ba·cil·le Cal·mette-Gué·rin (BCG),

(bah-sēl' kahl-met' gā-rĭn[h]'), An attenuated strain of Mycobacterium bovis used in the preparation of BCG vaccine that is used for immunization against tuberculosis and in cancer chemotherapy. Synonym(s): Calmette-Guérin bacillus [Fr.]

Calmette,

Leon Charles Albert, French bacteriologist, 1863-1933. Bacille bilié de Calmette-Guérin - an attenuated strain of Mycobacterium bovis used for immunization against tuberculosis and in cancer chemotherapy. Synonym(s): Bacille Calmette-Guérin; Calmette-Guérin bacillusBacille Calmette-Guérin - Synonym(s): Bacille bilié de Calmette-Guérinbacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccine - a vaccine for tuberculosis prophylaxis. Synonym(s): BCG vaccineCalmette test - conjunctival reaction to tuberculin.Calmette-Guérin bacillus - Synonym(s): Bacille bilié de Calmette-GuérinCalmette-Guérin vaccine - Synonym(s): bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccine

Guérin,

Camille, French bacteriologist, 1872-1961. Bacille bilié de Calmette-Guérin - see under CalmetteBacille Calmette-Guérin - Synonym(s): Bacille bilié de Calmette-Guérinbacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccine - see under CalmetteCalmette-Guérin bacillus - Synonym(s): Bacille bilié de Calmette-GuérinCalmette-Guérin vaccine - Synonym(s): bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccine