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... > Bacteria > Gram-Positive Bacteria > Bacillales > Bacillaceae > Bacillus > Bacillus licheniformis
... > Bacteria > Endospore-Forming Bacteria > Gram-Positive Endospore-Forming Bacteria > Gram-Positive Endospore-Forming Rods > Bacillaceae > Bacillus > Bacillus licheniformis
... > Bacteria > Gram-Positive Bacteria > Gram-Positive Endospore-Forming Bacteria > Gram-Positive Endospore-Forming Rods > Bacillaceae > Bacillus > Bacillus licheniformis
... > Bacteria > Gram-Positive Bacteria > Gram-Positive Rods > Gram-Positive Endospore-Forming Rods > Bacillaceae > Bacillus > Bacillus licheniformis

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Bacillus licheniformis  

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Scope note

  • 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.

History note

  • 2017

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000069976

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