Bacillaceae Explained

The Bacillaceae are a family of gram-positive, heterotrophic, rod-shaped bacteria that may produce endospores.[1] 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 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.[2]

Nomenclature

Taxa within this family are sometimes colloquially identified as "bacilli". However, this term is ambiguous because it does not distinguish between class Bacilli, order Bacillales, family Bacillaceae, and genus Bacillus.

Genera

The polyphyletic family Bacillaceae comprises the following:

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology (2 ed.), Volume 3. 2008. The low G + C Gram-positive Bacteria. Editors: De Vos, P., Garrity, G., Jones, D., Krieg, N.R., Ludwig, W., Rainey, F.A., Schleifer, K.-H. and W.B. Whitman.
  2. Lim, J.M., Jeon, C.O., Song, S.M., and C.J. Kim. 2005. Pontibacillus chungwhensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately halophilic Gram-positive bacterium from a solar saltern in Korea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 55:165-170.
  3. Web site: J.P. Euzéby . Bacillaceae. 2 March 2022 . List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN).
  4. Web site: Sayers. Bacillaceae . 2 March 2022 . National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database. etal.
  5. Web site: The LTP . 20 June 2022.
  6. Web site: LTP_all tree in newick format. 20 June 2022. 4 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220904163815/https://imedea.uib-csic.es/mmg/ltp/wp-content/uploads/ltp/tree_LTP_all_01_2022.ntree. dead.
  7. Web site: LTP_01_2022 Release Notes. 20 June 2022.
  8. Web site: GTDB release 07-RS207 . Genome Taxonomy Database. 20 June 2022.
  9. Web site: bac120_r207.sp_labels . Genome Taxonomy Database. 20 June 2022.
  10. Web site: Taxon History . Genome Taxonomy Database. 20 June 2022.

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