Bacilli

See also: bacilli

Translingual

Bacillus subtilis

Etymology

From Latin bacillus (“rod”).

Proper noun

Bacilli

A taxonomic class within the phylum Firmicutes – the aerobic rod-shaped bacteria.

Usage notes

Should not be confused with the genus Bacillus.

Hypernyms

(class): Prokaryota - superkingdom; Bacteria - kingdom; Posibacteria - subkingdom; Firmicutes - phylum

Hyponyms

(class): Bacillales, Lactobacillales (orders)

Related terms

Bacillus

References

Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521

Further reading

Bacilli on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Bacilli on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Bacilli on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Bacilli at the Tree of Life Web Project
Bacilli at Encyclopedia of Life
Bacilli at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Bacilli at List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature

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