Bacillaceae

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
Domain:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Firmicutes
Class:	Bacilli
Order:	Bacillales
Family:	Bacillaceae Garrity et al. 2001
Genera
Aeribacillus Miñana-Galbiset al. 2010 "Aidingibacillus" Wang et al. 2018 Aliibacillus Xu et al. 2019 Alkalibacillus Jeon et al. 2005 Alkalicoccus Zhao et al. 2017 Alkalihalobacillus Patel and Gupta 2020 Alkalilactibacillus Schmidt et al. 2016 Allobacillus Sheu et al. 2011 Alteribacillus Didari et al. 2012 Alteribacter Gupta et al. 2020 Amphibacillus Niimura et al. 1990 "Amylobacillus" Anaerobacillus Zavarzina et al. 2010 Anoxybacillus Pikuta et al. 2000 Aquibacillus Amoozegar et al. 2014 Aquisalibacillus Márquez et al. 2008 Aureibacillus Liu et al. 2015 Bacillus Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980) "Calculibacillus" Min et al. 2016 Caldalkalibacillus Xue et al. 2006 "Caldaterra" Oshima and Moriya 2008 Caldibacillus Coorevits et al. 2012 Calditerricola Moriya et al. 2011 Calidifontibacillus Adiguzel et al. 2020 Camelliibacillus Lin et al. 2018 Cerasibacillus Nakamura et al. 2004 Compostibacillus Yu et al. 2015 Cytobacillus Patel and Gupta 2020 Desertibacillus Bhatt et al. 2017 Domibacillus Seiler et al. 2013 Ectobacillus Gupta et al. 2020 "Edaphobacillus" Lal et al. 2013 Evansella Gupta et al. 2020 Falsibacillus Zhou et al. 2009 Ferdinandcohnia Gupta et al. 2020 Fermentibacillus Hirota et al. 2016 Fictibacillus Glaeser et al. 2013 Filobacillus Schlesner et al. 2001 Geobacillus Nazina et al. 2001 Geomicrobium Echigo et al. 2010 Gottfriedia Gupta et al. 2020 Gracilibacillus Wainø et al. 1999 Halalkalibacillus Echigo et al. 2007 Halobacillus Spring et al. 1996 Halolactibacillus Ishikawa et al. 2005 Heyndrickxia Gupta et al. 2020 Hydrogenibacillus Kämpfer et al. 2013 "Jilinibacillus" Liu et al. 2015 Lederbergia Gupta et al. 2020 Lentibacillus Yoon et al. 2002 Litchfieldia Gupta et al. 2020 "Lottiidibacillus" Liu et al. 2019 Lysinibacillus Ahmed et al. 2007 Margalitia Gupta et al. 2020 "Maribacillus" Liu et al. 2019 Marinococcus Hao et al. 1985 "Massilibacterium" Tidjani Alou et al. 2016 Melghiribacillus Addou et al. 2015 Mesobacillus Patel and Gupta 2020 Metabacillus Patel and Gupta 2020 Microaerobacter Khelifi et al. 2011 Natribacillus Echigo et al. 2012 Natronobacillus Sorokin et al. 2009 Neobacillus Patel and Gupta 2020 Niallia Gupta et al. 2020 "Numidum" Tidjani Alou et al. 2016 Oceanobacillus Lu et al. 2002 Ornithinibacillus Mayr et al. 2006 Parageobacillus Aliyu et al. 2019 Paraliobacillus Ishikawa et al. 2003 Paralkalibacillus Hirota et al. 2017 Paucisalibacillus Nunes et al. 2006 Pelagirhabdus Sultanpuram et al. 2016 Peribacillus Patel and Gupta 2020 Piscibacillus Tanasupawat et al. 2007 Polygonibacillus Hirota et al. 2016 Pontibacillus Lim et al. 2005 Pradoshia Saha et al. 2019 Priestia Gupta et al. 2020 "Pseudobacillus" Verma et al. 2019 Pseudogracilibacillus Glaeser et al. 2014 Psychrobacillus Krishnamurthi et al. 2011 Pueribacillus Wang et al. 2018 "Quasibacillus" Verma et al. 2017 Radiobacillus Li et al. 2020 Robertmurraya Gupta et al. 2020 Rossellomorea Gupta et al. 2020 "Rubeoparvulum" Tidjani Alou et al. 2017 Saccharococcus Nystrand 1984 Salibacterium Reddy et al. 2015 ''Salicibibacter'' Jang et al. 2018 Salimicrobium Yoon et al. 2007 Salinibacillus Ren and Zhou 2005 Salipaludibacillus Sultanpuram and Mothe 2016 Salirhabdus Albuquerque et al. 2007 Salisediminibacterium Jiang et al. 2012 Saliterribacillus Amoozegar et al. 2013 Salsuginibacillus Carrasco et al. 2007 Schinkia Gupta et al. 2020 Sediminibacillus Carrasco et al. 2008 Siminovitchia Gupta et al. 2020 Sinibacillus Yang and Zhou 2014 Sinobaca Li et al. 2008 Streptohalobacillus Wang et al. 2011 Sutcliffiella Gupta et al. 2020 Swionibacillus Li et al. 2017 Tenuibacillus Ren and Zhou 2005 Tepidibacillus Slobodkina et al. 2014 Terribacillus An et al. 2007 Terrilactibacillus Prasirtsak et al. 2016 Texcoconibacillus Ruiz-Romero et al. 2013 Thalassobacillus García et al. 2005 Thalassorhabdus Sultanpuram and Mothe 2018 "Thermalkalibacillus" Zhao et al. 2006 Thermolongibacillus Cihan et al. 2014 Virgibacillus Heyndrickx et al. 1998 Viridibacillus Albert et al. 2007 Vulcanibacillus L'Haridon et al. 2006 Weizmannia Gupta et al. 2020

Gram-variable cell wall

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

Genera within this family are sometimes colloquially identified as bacilli. However, this term is a misnomer because it does not distinguish between class Bacilli, order Bacillales, family Bacillaceae, and genus Bacillus.

References

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.