AI overview
Bacillus is a genus of rod-shaped bacteria that includes over 260 named species and can survive either with or without oxygen. These bacteria are important in nature and have various practical applications, and they can be identified in the laboratory by their characteristic rod shape and their ability to produce an enzyme called catalase.
AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.
Species
Genus
- PhylumFirmicutes
- ClassBacili
- OrderBacillales
- FamilyBacillaceae
Habitatmarine, freshwater
via
Research
137,142 papers- The Bacillus cereus Group: Bacillus Species with Pathogenic Potential.ReviewMicrobiology spectrum · 2019Ehling-Schulz M, Lereclus D, Koehler TMDOI: 10.1128/microbiolspec.GPP3-0032-2018
- Bacillus species.ReviewInfection control and hospital epidemiology · 1988