The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ECOLI which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2011.
Rod-shaped bacteria crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ECOLI | 70 % | 5 |
| BACILLI | 20 % | 7 |
| PROTEI | 10 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Rod-shaped bacteria
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- bacillus
- coccus
- bacilli
- mycobacterium
- lactobacillus
- salmonella
- mycobacteria
- enterobacteria
- erwinia
- shigella
- actinomycete
- enterobacteriaceae
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result ECOLI
- Bacterium in the news
- Rod-shaped bacteria
- Dangerous strain
- Harmful bug
- Gastroenteritis cause
- Research bacteria
- Newsmaking bacteria
- Rare-beef bacterium
- Food-poisoning cause
- Microbial menace
More clues leading to the result BACILLI
- Certain microbes
- Rod-shaped spores
- Rod-shaped organisms
- Rod-shaped bacteria
- Microbes.
- Bacteria.
- Germs
- Spore-producing bacteria