Translingual

A colony of Paenibacullus vortex

Proper noun

Paenibacillus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Paenibacillaceae – certain facultative anaerobic, endospore-forming bacteria.

Usage notes

Formerly included in genus Bacillus.

Hyponyms

• (genus): Paenibacillus agarexedens, Paenibacillus agaridevorans, Paenibacillus alginolyticus, Paenibacillus alkaliterrae, Paenibacillus alvei, Paenibacillus amylolyticus, Paenibacillus anaericanus, Paenibacillus antarcticus, Paenibacillus assamensis, Paenibacillus azoreducens, Paenibacillus azotofixans, Paenibacillus barcinonensis, Paenibacillus borealis, Paenibacillus brasilensis, Paenibacillus brassicae, Paenibacillus campinasensis, Paenibacillus chinjuensis, Paenibacillus chitinolyticus, Paenibacillus chondroitinus, Paenibacillus cineris, Paenibacillus cookii, Paenibacillus curdlanolyticus, Paenibacillus daejeonensis, Paenibacillus dendritiformis, Paenibacillus durum, Paenibacillus ehimensis, Paenibacillus elgii, Paenibacillus favisporus, Paenibacillus glucanolyticus, Paenibacillus glycanilyticus, Paenibacillus gordonae, Paenibacillus graminis, Paenibacillus granivorans, Paenibacillus hodogayensis, Paenibacillus illinoisensis, Paenibacillus jamilae, Paenibacillus kobensis, Paenibacillus koleovorans, Paenibacillus koreensis, Paenibacillus kribbensis, Paenibacillus lactis, Paenibacillus larvae, Paenibacillus lautus, Paenibacillus lentimorbus, Paenibacillus macerans, Paenibacillus macquariensis, Paenibacillus massiliensis, Paenibacillus mendelii, Paenibacillus motobuensis, Paenibacillus naphthalenovorans, Paenibacillus nematophilus, Paenibacillus odorifer, Paenibacillus pabuli, Paenibacillus peoriae, Paenibacillus phoenicis, Paenibacillus phyllosphaerae, Paenibacillus polymyxa, Paenibacillus popilliae, Paenibacillus pulvifaciens, Paenibacillus rhizosphaerae, Paenibacillus sanguinis, Paenibacillus stellifer, Paenibacillus terrae, Paenibacillus thiaminolyticus, Paenibacillus timonensis, Paenibacillus tylopili, Paenibacillus turicensis, Paenibacillus validus, Paenibacillus vortex, Paenibacillus vulneris, Paenibacillus wynnii, Paenibacillus xylanilyticus (species)