Bacilli
See also: bacilli
Translingual
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Bacillus subtilis
Etymology
From Latin bacillus (“rod”).
Proper noun
Bacilli
- A taxonomic class within the phylum Firmicutes – 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
Bacilli on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Bacilli on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Bacilli on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Bacilli at Encyclopedia of Life
- Bacilli at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Bacilli at List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature
- Bacilli at the Tree of Life Web Project
- 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