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Bacillaceae
Sign in to saveBacillaceae, from Latin "bacillus", meaning "little staff, wand", are a family of gram-positive, heterotrophic, rod-shaped bacteria that may produce endospores. Motile members of this family are characterized by peritrichous flagella. Some Bacillaceae are aerobic, while others are facultative or strict anaerobes. Most are not pathogenic, but certain Bacillus species are known to cause disease in humans.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomBacteria
- PhylumFirmicutes
- ClassBacilli
- OrderBacillales
- FamilyBacillaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Bacillaceae
- Collections
- MICH
- Recorded in
- United States
Research
84,620 papers- Bacillaceae-derived peptide antibiotics since 2000.Peptides · 2018
- Ecology of Bacillaceae.Microbiology spectrum · 2015
- Evolution in the Bacillaceae.Microbiology spectrum · 2014
- The Bacillaceae-1 RNA motif comprises two distinct classes.Gene · 2022
- New robust subtilisins from halotolerant and halophilic Bacillaceae.Applied microbiology and biotechnology · 2023
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Caryophanales
- Image
- Bacillus anthracis.png
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- taxon name
- Bacillaceae
- taxon rank
- family
- Commons category
- Bacillaceae
- LPSN URL
- lpsn.dsmz.de/family/bacillaceae
- Gram staining
- gram-positive bacteria
- taxonomic type
- Bacillus
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Gram-variable cell wall
- Nomenclature
- Genera
- See also
- References
Bacillaceae, from Latin "bacillus", meaning "little staff, wand", are a family of gram-positive, heterotrophic, rod-shaped bacteria that may produce endospores. Motile members of this family are characterized by peritrichous flagella. Some Bacillaceae are aerobic, while others are facultative or strict anaerobes. Most are not pathogenic, but certain Bacillus species are known to cause disease in humans.
==Gram-variable cell wall== Some Bacillaceae, such as the genera Filobacillus, Lentibacillus, and Halobacillus, stain Gram-negative or Gram-variable, but are known to have a Gram-positive cell wall.
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