A genus of Bacillaceae that are spore-forming, rod-shaped cells. Most species are saprophytic soil forms with only a few species being pathogenic.
Bacilli, common rod-shaped bacterium (genus Bacillus) that normally lives in soil, water, and organic materials and helps in the process of decay. Only a few species (e.g.. Bacillus anthracis, the cause of anthrax) cause human disease.
A large genus of Gram-positive spore-bearing rod-like bacteria. They are widely distributed in soil and air (usually as spores). Most feed on dead organic material and are responsible for food spoilage. The species B. anthracis, which is nonmotile, causes anthrax, a disease of farm animals transmissible to man. B. polymyxa, commonly found in soil, is the source of the polymyxin group of antibiotics. B. subtilis may cause conjunctivitis in man; it also produces the antibiotic bacitracin.
This is a big group (genus) of gram-positive rod-like bacteria. Found widely in the air and soil commonly as spores they feed on dead organic matter. As well as infecting and spoiling food, some cause illness to humans, resulting in, for example, anthrax, conjunctivitis and dysentery. They are also the source of some antibiotics.
A genus of gram positive, spore-forming, often aerobic, rod-shaped bacteria in the family Bacillaceae; they grow singly or in chains. Most inhabit soil and water. Some, such as Bacillus anthracis and Bacillus cereus, cause serious human diseases.