Bacillus (shape)
A typical bacillus, Gram stained: click for enlarged view
A bacillus (plural bacilli) is a rod-shaped cylindrical bacterium.[1] Bacilli are found in many different taxonomic groups of bacteria.
- When the name Bacillus is capitalized and italicized, it refers to a specific genus of bacteria.[2]
There is no connection between the shape of a bacterium and its colors in the gram staining. In other words, some of them are gram negative and some are gram positive.
Bacillus (shape) Media
Bacteria display a large diversity of cell morphologies and arrangements.
Arrangement of cocci bacteria
- Staphylococcus bacteria
Structure b represents diplococcus bacteria
Campylobacter jejuni is a common pathogen of bacterial food-related gastrointestinal illness.
