the following information is not yet verified
Paenibacillus is a genus originallt included within the genus Bacillus and than reclassified as a seperate genus in 1993.
The name reflects: Latin paene means almost, so paenibacilli are literally "almost bacilli".
Taxonomy
Family: Bacillaceae
Natural habitats
Ubiquitous in nature
Clinical significance
Undetermined
the following information is not yet verified
Long, slender Gram positive rods,
0.5-1.0 x 3.0-5.0 µm
gram are often negatively stained.
Spore shape: ellipsoidal
Spore position: subterminal / terminal
Sporangia swelling: positive
Facultative anaerobic
Colonies are grayish-white, translucent, smooth and flat.
BBAØ growth