Kingdom Bacteria Order Bacillales Genus Bacillus Higher classification Bacillus | Phylum Firmicutes Family Bacillaceae Scientific name Bacillus sphaericus Rank Species | |
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Similar Bacillus, Bacteria, Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis, Culex quinquefasciatus, Bacillus thuringiensis | ||
Bacillus sphaericus is an obligate aerobe bacterium used as a larvicide for mosquito control of the Anopheles and Culex genera. It is on the other hand ineffective on the Aedes mosquito genus. It forms spherical endospores, which the mosquito larvae swallow and get infected from. Bacillus sphaericus is a gram positive bacterium, with rod shaped cells that form chains.
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