Medical Dictionary

Bacillaceae

noun pl Bac·il·la·ce·ae \ˌbas-ə-ˈlā-sē-ˌē\

Medical Definition of BACILLACEAE

:  a family including the genera Bacillus and Clostridium and comprising typically rod-shaped usually gram-positive bacteria of the order Eubacteriales that produce endospores

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