Illustration representing Bacilli (Bacilli)
Class

Bacilli

Bacilli

89 species in this taxon

taxon (class) Bacilli, including some rod-shaped (bacilli) and some spherical (cocci) bacteria Bacilli (Bacilli) is a class of organisms united by key anatomical and physiological traits. It contains 8 orders with 89 known species. Key order groups include Alicyclobacillales, Aneurinibacillales, Bacillales, Bacillales_A, Bacillales_D, and Exiguobacterales. It belongs to Firmicutes (Firmicutes).

Child Taxa

O
Order
Alicyclobacillales
1 species
O
Order
Aneurinibacillales
2 species
Bacillales
Order
Bacillales
Bacillales
2 species
O
Order
Bacillales_A
42 species
O
Order
Bacillales_D
4 species
O
Order
Exiguobacterales
10 species
Lactobacillales
Order
Lactobacillales
Lactobacillales
3 species
O
Order
Staphylococcales
25 species