bacillaceae
English Thesaurus
1. typically rod-shaped usually Gram-positive bacteria that produce endospores (noun.animal)
| member holonym | : | genus bacillus, |
| definition | : | type genus of the Bacillaceae; includes many saprophytes important in decay of organic matter and a number of parasites (noun.animal) |
| member holonym | : | genus clostridium, |
| definition | : | anaerobic or micro-aerophilic rod-shaped or spindle-shaped saprophytes; nearly cosmopolitan in soil, animal intestines, and dung (noun.animal) |
| member meronym | : | eubacteriales, order eubacteriales, |
| definition | : | 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 Schizomycetes (noun.animal) |
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