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===Overview===

==Overview==

''Bacillus'' species are mostly non-pathogenic, environmental organisms.

''Bacillus'' species are mostly non-pathogenic, environmental organisms.

===Characteristics===

==Characteristics==

The bacteria are large, motile, Gram positive rods that produce endospores. They are aerobes or facultative anaerobes and are catalase positive and oxidase negative. They grow on non-enriched media.  

The bacteria are large, motile, Gram positive rods that produce endospores. They are aerobes or facultative anaerobes and are catalase positive and oxidase negative. They grow on non-enriched media.