Bacilli Ludwig et al. 2010
General information
Name
Bacilli
Valid publication
2010
Effective publication
2009
Lineage
Root.
Bacteria.
Firmicutes.
Bacilli
Nomenclature type
Bacillales
Etymology
N.L. masc. n. <i>Bacillus</i>, type genus of the type order of the class; N.L. masc. pl. n. <i>Bacilli</i>, the <i>Bacillus</i> class.
Description and emendation
Original Description
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The class Bacilli is circumscribed for this volume on the basis of the phylogenetic analyses of the 16S rRNA sequences and includes the order Bacillales and its close relatives. This class includes the orders Bacillales and Lactobacillales. Members of this class generally stain Gram-positive and form a Gram-positive type of cell wall. They may or may not form endospores. Many also grow aerobically or microaerophilically. Some are facultative anaerobes.
Subdivision(s)
References
1
Ludwig, W., Schleifer, K.H., and Whitman, W.B. Class I. Bacilli class nov. In: P. De Vos, G.M. Garrity, D. Jones, N.R. Krieg, W. Ludwig, F.A. Rainey, K.H. Schleifer, and W.B. Whitman (eds): Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 3 (The Firmicutes), Springer, Dordrecht, Heidelberg, London, New York. (2009) pp. 19-20.
2
Validation List No. 132. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. (2010) 60:469-472.[DOI:10.1099/ijs.0.022855-0]