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Bacilli. Bacilli is a taxonomic class of bacteria that includes two orders, Bacillales and Lactobacillales, which contain several well-known pathogens such as Bacillus anthracis (the cause of anthrax ). Bacilli are almost exclusively gram-positive bacteria. [1] The name Bacillus, capitalized and italicized, refers to a specific genus of bacteria.
- Bacillus
Bacillus (Latin "stick") is a genus of Gram-positive,...
- Gram-positive bacteria
Gram-positive bacteria. Rod-shaped gram-positive Bacillus...
- Bacillus subtilis
Bacillus subtilis is a model organism used to study...
- Lactobacillus
Lactobacillus is a genus of gram-positive, aerotolerant...
- Bacillus
Bacillus (shape) Bacteria display a large diversity of cellular morphologies and arrangements. A bacillus ( pl.: bacilli ), also called a bacilliform bacterium or often just a rod (when the context makes the sense clear), is a rod-shaped bacterium or archaeon. Bacilli are found in many different taxonomic groups of bacteria.
Bacillus thuringiensis. Bacillus megaterium. Bacillus larvae. Bacillus cereus. barstar. bacillus, (genus Bacillus ), any of a genus of rod-shaped, gram-positive, aerobic or (under some conditions) anaerobic bacteria widely found in soil and water. The term bacillus has been applied in a general sense to all cylindrical or rodlike bacteria.
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