family Bacillaceae

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family Bacillaceae - typically rod-shaped usually Gram-positive bacteria that produce endosporesBacillaceaebacteria family - a family of bacteriaEubacteriales, order Eubacteriales - one of two usually recognized orders of true bacteria; Gram-positive spherical or rod-shaped forms; some are motile; in some classifications considered an order of Schizomycetesgenus Bacillus - type genus of the Bacillaceae; includes many saprophytes important in decay of organic matter and a number of parasitesgenus Clostridium - anaerobic or micro-aerophilic rod-shaped or spindle-shaped saprophytes; nearly cosmopolitan in soil, animal intestines, and dung