Bacillaceae /Bac·il·la·ceae/ (bas″ĭ-la´se-e) a family of mostly saprophytic bacteria (order Eubacteriales), commonly found in soil and as animal parasites; members of genera Bacillus and Clostridium can cause disease in humans.
Bacillaceae
Bac·il·la·ce·ae (b s  -l  s -)n. A family of bacteria including the genera Bacillus and Clostridium that are generally rod-shaped, gram-negative, and spore-producing. |
Bacillaceae
[bas′əlā′si·ē]
Etymology: L, bacillum, small rod
a family of Bacilli of the order Bacillales, consisting of gram-positive, rod-shaped cells that can produce cylindric, ellipsoid, or spheric endospores situated terminally, subterminally, or centrally. These cells are chemoheterotrophic and mostly saprophytic, commonly appearing in soil. Some are parasitic on insects and animals and are pathogenic. The family includes the genus Bacillus, which is aerobic, and the genus Clostridium, which is facultatively anaerobic.
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