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Bacillus Definitions:

  1. A rod-shaped bacterium or archaeon.

    Prescott's Microbiology 9th Edition by Joanne Willey, Linda Sherwood, Christopher J. Woolverton



  2. Bacterial cell shape that is cylindrical (longer than it is wide).

    Foundations in Microbiology by Kathleen Park Talaro, Arthur Talaro



Bacillus Notes:

Bacillus is a rod-shaped bacterium and is gram positive. It may survive under aerobic or anaerobic conditions and are found in water and soil. The term bacillus is being used for all the rod-like or cylindrical shaped bacteria.

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