the following information is not yet verified
B.licheniformis, B.subtilis, B. amyloliquefaciens and B.pumilus comprise the subtilis group, which has been associated with food borne gastro-enteritis

Taxonomy
Family: Bacillaceae

Natural habitats
Spores occur in soil, on bird feathers, may survive severe heat treatment

Clinical significance
Considered non pathogenic, but may occasionally be an opportunistic pathogen.

the following information is not yet verified
Gram positive, or Gram variable

0.6-0.7 x 2.0-3.0 µm

Spore shape: ellipsoidal / cylindrical
Spore position: central, paracentral or subterminal
Sporangia swelling: negative

Obligate aerobic

BA: colonial morphology is variable.

Colonies maybe wrinkled and irregular and they are unpigmented and most are opaque or smooth and become yellowish-brown and hemolysis is variable

BBAØ: no growth

James Versalovic et al.(2011) Manual of Clinical Microbiology 10th Edition