Taxa

Bacilli

Class

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General Reference

Nature Atlas. "Bacilli." Accessed September 8, 2026. https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/taxa/class-bacilli.

APA Style

Nature Atlas. (n.d.). Bacilli. Retrieved September 8, 2026, from https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/taxa/class-bacilli

BibTeX

@misc{natureatlas-bacilli,
  author = {Nature Atlas},
  title = {Bacilli},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/taxa/class-bacilli},
  note = {Accessed September 8, 2026}
}

Bacilli is a taxonomic class of bacteria comprising two orders, Bacillales and Lactobacillales, which include several well known pathogens such as Bacillus anthracis. Members of the class are almost exclusively Gram-positive.

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