Rank Species | Phylum Firmicutes Order Bacillales | |
Similar Bacillus firmus, Bacillus mycoides, Brevibacillus brevis, Bacillus fastidiosus, Brevibacillus | ||
Bacillus badius is a Gram-positive aerobic spore-forming bacillus. Originally isolated from human intestines and described in 1919, B. badius was later found in a sample of figs. Novel enzymes, including a restriction enzyme and penicillin G acylase, have been purified from this bacterial species.
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