Bacilli
Class of bacteria in the phylum Firmicutes / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.[1]
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Bacillus subtilis, Gram stain | |
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Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Bacillota |
Class: | Bacilli Ludwig et al. 2010 |
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The name Bacillus, capitalized and italicized, refers to a specific genus of bacteria. The name Bacilli, capitalized but not italicized, can also refer to a less specific taxonomic group of bacteria that includes two orders, one of which contains the genus Bacillus. When the word is formatted with lowercase and not italicized, 'bacillus', it will most likely be referring to shape and not to the genus at all.