Bacilli

Bacilli refers tae a taxonomic class o bacteria. It includes twa orders, Bacillales an Lactobacillales, which contain several well-kent pathogens sucn as Bacillus anthracis (the cause o anthrax).

Bacillus
Bacillus subtilis, Gram stained
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Firmicutes
Cless:	Bacilli
Orders
Bacillales Alicyclobacillaceae Bacillaceae Listeriaceae Paenibacillaceae Pasteuriaceae Planococcaceae Sporolactobacillaceae Staphylococcaceae Thermoactinomycetaceae Lactobacillales Aerococcaceae Carnobacteriaceae Enterococcaceae Lactobacillaceae Leuconostocaceae Streptococcaceae