Bacillaceae
| Bacillaceae | |
|---|---|
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| Gram-stained cells of Bacillus subtilis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Bacilli |
| Order: | Caryophanales |
| Family: | Bacillaceae Fischer 1895 (Approved Lists 1980) |
| Genera | |
Bacillaceae is a family of bacteria in the class Bacilli. Its type genus is Bacillus. Members of the family are morphologically and physiologically diverse. Many are Gram-positive or Gram-variable, rod-shaped, heterotrophic bacteria that produce endospores, although non-spore-forming and coccoid members also occur.
The family includes aerobic, facultatively anaerobic, and anaerobic organisms. Motility varies among its members, with many motile species possessing peritrichous flagella.