page_title: Bacillus (shape)
hierarchical_section_title: Bacillus (shape)
caption_attribution_description: English: It is a Gram stain of Bacillus species
context_page_description: A bacillus is a rod-shaped cylindrical bacteria. 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.
  If it is not capitalized or italicized the name refers to any rod-shaped bacterium.
  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.
context_section_description: A bacillus (plural bacilli) is a rod-shaped cylindrical bacteria. 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.
  If it is not capitalized or italicized the name refers to any rod-shaped bacterium.
  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.
caption: A typical bacillus, Gram stained: click for enlarged view
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