upâ¢stream. 1. toward or in the higher part of a stream; against the current. 2. directed or situated upstream. 3. against or opposite to the direction of transcription, translation, or synthesis of a DNA, RNA, or protein molecule.
Bacillus licheniformis is an interesting type of bacteria because it affects humans in many different ways. B. licheniformis is Gram-positive and rod-shaped. It is a motile bacterium, a facultative anaerobe (unlike other bacilli that are typically aerobic), and closely related to Bacillus subtilis.B. licheniformis produces endospores, and is usually found in the soil as spores.It is an apathogenic microorganism that is usually associated with plants and plant materials.t is a motile bacterium, a facultative anaerobe (unlike other bacilli that are typically aerobic), and closely related to Bacillus subtilis. B. licheniformis produces endospores, and is usually found in the soil as spores. It is an apathogenic microorganism that is usually associated with plants and plant materials.
CHARACTERISTICS: The genus Moraxella is a member of the family Moraxellaceae; these are coccobacillary gram negative rods that are usually in short chains or pairs(1,2). For the most part, they are non-motile in liquid; however, some species have a twitching mobility(2). Species that are rod shaped range from 1.0-1.5 x 1.5-2.5 Î¼m in size and species that are cocci shaped are 0.6-1.0 Î¼m in diameter(2). Most species are aerobic, and oxidase and catalase positive(2).