NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -bacillus, (genus Bacillus), any of a genus of rod-shaped, gram-positive, aerobic or (under some conditions) anaerobic bacteria widely found in soil and water. The term bacillus has been applied in a general sense to all cylindrical or rodlike bacteria.

Detailed explanation-2: -Bacillus species are rod-shaped, endospore-forming aerobic or facultatively anaerobic, Gram-positive bacteria; in some species cultures may turn Gram-negative with age. The many species of the genus exhibit a wide range of physiologic abilities that allow them to live in every natural environment.

Detailed explanation-3: -An average bacillus is 0.5-1.0 µm wide by 1.0-4.0 µm long.

Detailed explanation-4: -anthracis, B. megaterium and B. thuringiensis are examples of bacillus bacteria.