Bacillus clausii

Bacillus clausii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Firmicutes
Class:	Bacilli
Order:	Bacillales
Family:	Bacillaceae
Genus:	Bacillus
Species:	B. clausii
Binomial name
Bacillus clausii Nielsen et al. 1995

Bacillus clausii is a rod-shaped, Gram-positive, motile and spore-forming bacterium that lives in the soil. It is classified as probiotic; microrganisms that maintain a symbiotic relationship with the host organism. It is currently being studied in respiratory infections and some gastrointestinal disorders.Bacillus clausii, has been found to produce antimicrobial substances that are active against gram positive bacteria including Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus faecium, and Clostridium difficile.

Bacillus clausii has relatively small genome that contains 4.30 Mbp with 4,108 protein coding genes.

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