Bacillus flexus
- Dataset
- English Wikipedia - Species Pages
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- phylum
- Firmicutes
- class
- Bacilli
- order
- Bacillales
- family
- Bacillaceae
- genus
- Bacillus
- species
- Bacillus flexus
Abstract
Bacillus flexus is an aerobic, Gram-variable, rod-shaped, endospore-forming, oxidase positive bacteria. The endospores are ellipsoidal, located in central/paracentral, unswollen sporangia. In laboratory conditions, it produces opaque, creamish, raised margin colonies at 30 when incubated at 24–72 hrs. on Tryptic Soy Agar (TSA). These bacteria may be isolated from feces (poultry) and soil. Human pathogenicity has not been well described at this time. This species has been recently transferred into the genus Priestia. The correct nomenclature is Priestia flexa.
Name
- Homonyms
- Bacillus flexus