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.

Bacillaceae
Bacillus subtilis, Gram stained
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Bacillota
Class: Bacilli
Order: Caryophanales
Family: Bacillaceae
Garrity et al. 2001
Genera

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Synonyms
  • "Bacillidae" Enderlein 1917 non Cavalier-Smith 2020
  • "Bacilleae" de Toni & Trevisan 1889
  • "Bacillinae" Pribram 1929
  • "Bacilloideae" Pribram 1929
  • "Eisenbergioideae" corrig. Enderlein 1917
  • "Eubacillinae" corrig. Trevisan 1889
  • "Schaudinnidae" Enderlein 1917

Gram-variable cell wall

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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

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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

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The polyphyletic family Bacillaceae comprises the following:

LPSN[3] & NCBI[4] 16S rRNA based LTP_01_2022[5][6][7] & 120 marker proteins based GTDB 07-RS207[8][9][10]

See also

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References

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  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. ISBN 0-387-95041-9
  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. ^ J.P. Euzéby. "Bacillaceae". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  4. ^ Sayers; et al. "Bacillaceae". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  5. ^ "The LTP". Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  6. ^ "LTP_all tree in newick format". Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  7. ^ "LTP_01_2022 Release Notes" (PDF). Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  8. ^ "GTDB release 07-RS207". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  9. ^ "bac120_r207.sp_labels". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Taxon History". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 20 June 2022.