Bacterium
bacillus licheniformis
Subclass of:
Genus Bacillus
Definitions related to bacillus licheniformis:
  • A species of Bacillus that occurs in soil and is frequently found on bird feathers. Some strains cause FOODBORNE DISEASE, whereas other strains produce ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS and ANTIBACTERIAL AGENTS and function as PROBIOTICS. This species can also produce enzymes for industrial applications.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • A species of facultatively anaerobic, Gram-positive, rod shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Firmicutes. This species is motile, spore forming, catalase positive, reduces nitrate, and hydrolyzes casein, gelatin, starch and esculin. B. licheniformis is found in soil, and is a food contaminant which pathogenic to both humans and animals.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Bacillus licheniformis.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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