What is Bacillus subtilis?
{{italictitle}} '''''Bacillus subtilis''''' is an [[endospore]]-forming [[bacteria|bacterium]]. It is the source of the [[Antibiotics|antibiotic]] [[bacitracin]]. ''Bacillus subtilis'' is a [[Gram-positive|gram positive]], rod-shaped bacterium. It is a [[facultative anaerobe]] commonly found in [[soil]], and is also found in the [[gut flora]]. {{-}} {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Gram-positive bacteria]]