Bacillales, from Latin "bacillus", meaning "little staff, wand", are an order of Gram-positive bacteria, placed within the Bacillota.[1] The Bacillales are the most productive order of the phylum Firmicutes.[2] Representative genera include Bacillus, Listeria and Staphylococcus.[3]
Phylogeny
The currently accepted taxonomy based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN)[1] and the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).[4]
| 16S rRNA based LTP_10_2024[5][6][7]
|
120 marker proteins based GTDB 09-RS220[8][9][10]
|
| "Bacillia" s.s.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hydrogenibacillus
|
|
|
|
|
| Thermicanales
|
Thermicanaceae
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Alicyclobacillales
|
Alicyclobacillaceae [incl. Effusibacillaceae, Kyrpidiaceae, Sulfoacidibacillaceae, Tumebacillaceae]
|
|
|
| Paenibacillales
|
Paenibacillaceae
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Thermoactinomycetales
|
Thermoactinomycetaceae
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Novibacillaceae
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Caldalkalibacillales
|
Caldalkalibacillaceae
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| "Caldibacillales"
|
Caldibacillaceae
|
|
|
| Calditerricolales
|
Calditerricolaceae
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Microaerobacter
|
|
|
|
|
| Desulfuribacillales
|
Desulfuribacillaceae
|
|
|
| Tepidibacillales
|
Tepidibacillaceae
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Oxalophagaceae [incl. "Ammoniphilaceae"]
|
|
|
|
|
| Aneurinibacillales
|
Aneurinibacillaeae
|
|
|
| Brevibacillales
|
Brevibacillaceae
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Bacillus thermozeamaize"
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Bacillales s.s.
|
|
|
Bacillaceae~3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bacillaceae~4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bacillaceae~5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sporolactobacillaceae
|
|
|
|
|
Bacillaceae~6
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Heyndrickxiaceae
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bacillaceae~7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jeotgalibacillaceae
|
|
|
|
|
Bacillaceae~8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bacillaceae~9
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Caryophanaceae
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bacillaceae~11
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Listeriaceae
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Exiguobacteriales
|
Exiguobacteriaceae
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Staphylococcales
|
Staphylococcaceae [incl.
Abyssicoccaceae, Salinicoccaceae]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| "Bacillia" s.s.
|
|
|
| "Pasteuriales"
|
Pasteuriaceae
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Tumebacillales
|
|
|
|
|
Collibacillus {BOQE01}
|
|
|
|
|
Effusibacillaceae
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tumebacillaceae
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Alicyclobacillales
|
|
|
Sulfoacidibacillaceae
|
|
|
|
|
Alicyclobacillaceae
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Desulfuribacillales
|
Desulfuribacillaceae
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Calditerricolales
|
Calditerricolaceae
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Bacillales_F
|
"Bacillus thermozeamaize" {Bacillaceae_M}
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Thermicanales
|
Thermicanaceae
|
|
|
| "Brockiales"
|
"Brockiaceae"
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Thermoactinomycetales
|
|
|
Novibacillaceae
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Polycladomycesaceae"
|
|
|
|
|
"Planifilaceae"
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Desmosporaceae"
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mechercharimyces {JANTPT01}
|
|
|
|
|
Thermoactinomycetaceae
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Paenibacillales
|
|
|
"Reconcilibacillaceae"
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Xylanibacillaceae"
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Insulibacter {DA-C8}
|
|
|
|
|
"Longirhabdaceae"
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Paenibacillus_AK & AE {YIM-B00363}
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Gorillibacteriaceae"
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Paenibacillus swuensis {DY6}
|
|
|
|
|
Paenibacillaceae
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| DSM‑22679
|
Microaerobacter {DSM-22679}
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Aneurinibacillales
|
|
|
"Ammoniphilaceae"
|
|
|
|
|
Aneurinibacillaceae
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Brevibacillales
|
Brevibacillaceae
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Tepidibacillales
|
Tepidibacillaceae
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| "Rubeoparvulales"
|
"Rubeoparvulaceae"
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Caldalkalibacillales
|
|
|
Caldalkalibacillus_A {JCM-10596}
|
|
|
|
|
Caldalkalibacillaceae
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Exiguobacteriales
|
Exiguobacteriaceae
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| "Harrysmithimonadales"
|
"Harrysmithimonadaceae"
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| "Bacillidae"
|
|
|
| "Caldibacillales"
|
|
|
|
|
Bacillus_CG & BF {JC228}
|
|
|
|
|
Caldibacillaceae
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Heyndrickxiaceae
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bacillus smithii {DSM-4216}
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Oikeobacillus {DSM-23947}
|
|
|
|
|
Domibacillaceae
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Falsibacillaceae
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mangrovibacillus {R1DC41}
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bacillus coahuilensis {Bacillaceae_K}
|
|
|
|
|
Jeotgalibacillaceae
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rossellomoreaceae
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pradoshiaceae
|
|
|
|
|
Peribacillus {DSM-1321}
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cytobacillaceae
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Bacillales_B
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Bacillales s.s.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Priestia {Bacillaceae_H}
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bacillaceae_L
|
|
|
|
|
Anoxybacillaceae
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sutcliffiellaceae
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bacillus carboniphilus {JAIVKR01}
|
|
|
|
|
Aeribacillaceae
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bacillaceae
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Bacillales_C
|
|
|
Bacillus solimangrovi {Bacillaceae_N}
|
|
|
|
|
Schinkiaceae
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Bacillales_E
|
|
|
Lottiidibacillaceae
|
|
|
|
|
"Massilibacteriaceae"
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Bacillales_K
|
Sporolactobacillaceae
|
|
|
| Bacillales_G
|
|
|
|
|
"Maribacillaceae"
|
|
|
|
|
Pseudalkalibacillus species-group 2 {HB172195}
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fictibacillaceae
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Bacillales_H
|
|
|
|
|
Marinococcaceae
|
|
|
|
|
Salisediminibacteriaceae
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Anaerobacillaceae
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
"Desertibacillaceae"
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Alkalihalobacterium {Bacillaceae_F}
|
|
|
|
|
Bacillaceae_D
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Bacillales_I
|
Bacillus marinisedimentorum {Bacillaceae_O}
|
|
|
| DSM‑28697
|
Aureibacillaceae
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Bacillales_D
|
|
|
Alkalibacillaceae
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pontibacillus {BH030062}
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Halobacillaceae
|
|
|
|
|
Amphibacillaceae
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Staphylococcales
|
|
|
Gemellaceae
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Abyssicoccaceae
|
|
|
|
|
Salinicoccaceae
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Staphylococcaceae
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
other
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See also
References
- ^ a b J.P. Euzéby. "Bacillales". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). Retrieved 2018-07-20.
- ^ Harirchi, Sharareh; Sar, Taner; Ramezani, Mohaddaseh; Aliyu, Habibu; Etemadifar, Zahra; Nojoumi, Seyed Ali; Yazdian, Fatemeh; Awasthi, Mukesh Kumar; Taherzadeh, Mohammad J. (December 2022). "Bacillales: From Taxonomy to Biotechnological and Industrial Perspectives". Microorganisms. 10 (12): 2355. doi:10.3390/microorganisms10122355. ISSN 2076-2607. PMC 9781867. PMID 36557608.
- ^ George M. Garrity; Vos, P.; Garrity, G.; Jones, D.; Krieg, N.R.; Ludwig, W.; Rainey, F.A.; Schleifer, K.-H.; Whitman, W.B. (September 15, 2009). The Firmicutes. Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology. Vol. 3 (2nd ed.). New York: Springer. p. 1450. ISBN 978-0-387-95041-9. British Library no. GBA561951.
- ^ Sayers; et al. "Bacillales". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
- ^ "The LTP". Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ "LTP_all tree in newick format". Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ "LTP_10_2024 Release Notes" (PDF). Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ "GTDB release 09-RS220". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ "bac120_r220.sp_labels". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ "Taxon History". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
|
|---|
- Domain
- Archaea
- Bacteria
- Eukaryota
- (major groups
- Metamonada
- Discoba
- Diaphoretickes
- Hacrobia
- Cryptista
- Rhizaria
- Alveolata
- Stramenopiles
- Plants
- Amorphea
- Amoebozoa
- Opisthokonta
- Animals
- Fungi
- Mesomycetozoea)
|
Candidate Phyla
Radiation |
- "Elulimicrobiota"
- Minisyncoccota
- Minisyncoccia
- "Saccharimonadia"
|
|---|
Thermotogati | | | "Synergistetes" | |
|---|
| "Thermocalda" | |
|---|
|
|---|
Bacillati |
- Actinomycetota
- Armatimonadota
- "Abditibacteriia"
- Armatimonadia
- Chthonomonadia
- "Fervidibacteria"
- Fimbriimonadia
- "Heboniibacteriia"
- "Zipacnadia"
- Chloroflexota
- "Caldilineia"
- Chloroflexia
- Dehalococcoidia
- "Dormibacteria"
- Ktedonobacteria
- "Limnocylindria"
- "Martimicrobiia"
- "Poriflexia"
- "Spiritibacteria"
- "Tarhunnaeia"
- "Uliximicrobiia"
- "Sysuimicrobiota"
- Vulcanimicrobiota
- Vulcanimicrobiia
- "Xenobiia"
| | "Cyanoprokaryota" |
- Cyanobacteriota
- "Margulisiibacteriota"
- "Marinamargulisbacteria"
- "Riflemargulisbacteria"
- "Saganbacteria"
- "Termititenacia"
|
|---|
| "Firmicutes" |
- Bacillota
- Bacillota A
- "Clostridiia"
- "Thermoanaerobacteria"
- Thermosediminibacteria
- Bacillota D
- "Dethiobacteria"
- Natranaerobiia
- "Proteinivoracia"
- Bacillota E
- Sulfobacillia
- Symbiobacteriia
- Thermaerobacteria
- Bacillota G
- "Hydrogenisporia"
- Limnochordia
- "Desulfotomaculota"
- "Carboxydocellia"
- "Carboxydothermia"
- "Dehalobacteriia"
- Desulfitobacteriia
- Desulfotomaculia
- "Moorellia"
- Peptococcia
- Syntrophomonadia
- Thermincolia
- "Halanaerobiaeota"
- "Selenobacteria"
|
|---|
|
|---|
Pseudomonadati | |
|---|
|
| Incertae sedis |
- "Qinglongiota"
- "Salinosulfoleibacteria"
- "Teskebacteria"
|
|---|
GTDB 09-RS220; LTP_10_2024 |
Taxon identifiers |
|---|
| Bacillales | |
|---|
Authority control databases |
|---|
| National | |
|---|
| Other | |
|---|
