Tubercle Bacillus (Noun)
Meaning
Cause of tuberculosis.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The scientist discovered that the tubercle bacillus was the cause of the devastating disease tuberculosis that spread rapidly in the late 19th century.
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis, also known as the tubercle bacillus, is a pathogenic bacterium in the family Mycobacteriaceae that causes tuberculosis.
- Researchers found that the tubercle bacillus was highly contagious and could easily spread through the air when an infected person coughs or sneezes.
- The discovery of the tubercle bacillus led to a significant decrease in the number of tuberculosis cases, as it opened the door to various treatments and prevention methods.
- Robert Koch's identification of the tubercle bacillus as the cause of tuberculosis won him the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1905.