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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. The name Bacillus, capitalized and italicized, refers to a specific
Bacillus, any of a genus of rod-shaped, gram-positive, aerobic or (under some conditions) anaerobic bacteria widely found in soil and water. Some types of Bacillus bacteria are harmful to humans, plants, or other organisms. Learn about the features and types of Bacillus bacteria in this article.
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Bacillus cereus is a Gram-positive rod-shaped bacterium commonly found in soil, food, and marine sponges. [1] . The specific name, cereus, meaning "waxy" in Latin, refers to the appearance of colonies grown on blood agar.
- B. cereus
- Bacillaceae
Beginning. Related pages. References. Bacillus is a genus of rod shaped bacteria. They are Gram-positive, meaning they have an extra outside cell layer. Bacilli are partly or wholly aerobic. They do aerobic respiration. They are every where in nature. Bacillus includes both free-living (non-parasitic) and parasitic pathogenic species. [1]
Normal vaginal flora (left) is predominantly rod-shaped Lactobacilli, whereas in bacterial vaginosis (right) there is an overgrowth of bacteria, which can be of various species. Also, lactobacilli are used to help control urogenital and vaginal infections, such as bacterial vaginosis (BV).
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.
