#genus_Bacillus type genus of the Bacillaceae; includes many saprophytes important in decay of organic matter and a number of parasites
supertype: #bacteria_genus a genus of bacteria
member: #bacillus
member of: #family_Bacillaceae__Bacillaceae typically rod-shaped usually gram-positive bacteria that produce endospores
member of: #order_Eubacteriales__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 Schizomycetes
member of: #division_Eubacteria one-celled monerans having simple cells with rigid walls and (in motile types) flagella
member of: #kingdom_Monera__Monera prokaryotic bacteria and blue-green algae and various primitive pathogens; because of lack of consensus on how to divide the organisms into phyla informal names are used for the major divisions
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