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strep·to·ba·cil·lus | \ ˌstrep-tō-bə-ˈsi-ləs 
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\Definition of streptobacillus
: any of a genus (Streptobacillus) of nonmotile gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria in which the individual cells are often joined in a chain especially : one (S. moniliformis) that is the causative agent of one form of rat-bite fever
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streptobacillus
nounstrep·to·ba·cil·lus | \ -bə-ˈsil-əs \
\Medical Definition of streptobacillus
1 capitalized : a genus of facultatively anaerobic gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria (family Fusobacteriaceae) in which the individual cells are often joined in a chain
2 plural streptobacilli\ -ˌlī \ : any bacterium of the genus Streptobacillus especially : one (as S. moniliformis) that is the causative agent of one form of rat-bite fever
\ : any bacterium of the genus Streptobacillus especially : one (as S. moniliformis) that is the causative agent of one form of rat-bite feverComments on streptobacillus
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The first known use of streptobacillus was in 1897
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