Bacillus subtilis
Sign in to savecatalase-positive bacterium
Taxonomy · GBIF
SPECIES
- KingdomBacteria
- PhylumFirmicutes
- ClassBacilli
- OrderBacillales
- FamilyBacillaceae
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- Instance of
- model organism
- Parent taxon
- Bacillus
- Image
- Colonies of Bacillus subtilis (1 day and 3 day old).jpg
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Bacillus subtilis (/bəˈsɪl.əs subˈtiː.lis/), known also as the hay bacillus or grass bacillus, is a gram-positive, catalase-positive bacterium, found in soil and the gastrointestinal tract of ruminants, humans, and marine sponges.