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Related terms:
bacillaceae
clostridium
listeria
streptomycetaceae
gemella
paenibacillus
staphylococcaceae
planococcaceae
Bacterium
brevibacillus
Subclass of:
Gram-Positive Endospore-Forming Rods; Bacillales
Definitions related to brevibacillus:
  • A genus of GRAM-POSITIVE ENDOSPORE-FORMING RODS in the family Paenibacillaceae. Most strains have been isolated from the natural environment, particularly soils.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • A taxonomic grouping of facultatively anaerobic, Gram-positive or Gram-variable, rod shaped bacteria that can be assigned to the genus Brevibacillus.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Any bacteria that is not assigned to the species level but can be assigned to the Brevibacillus genus level.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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