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Gram-positive. Flagella, when present, peritrichous. Often decom- 

 pose protein media actively through the agency of enzymes." 



Two genera, Bacillus and Clostridium are included. 



Bacillacei. A family name proposed by Fischer (1895, p. 139). 

 For discussion, see Bacillaceae (the corrected form). 



Bacilleae. A tribe established by De Toni and Trevisan (1889, p. 

 941) with the following diagnosis " Baculi cocci nunquam capsulis 

 membranaceogelatinosis involuti." It is the first tribe of the subfamily 

 Baculogenae Trev. It includes the sub-tribes Pasteurieae (one genus) 

 Thiodictyeae (one genus), Eubacilleae (six genera) and Spirilleae (two 

 genera) . 



With the spelling Bacillei this name was also used by Fischer (1895, 

 p. 140) as a subfamily of the family Bacillacei to include all rod-shaped 

 organisms "Unbeweglich, ohne Geisseln." Four genera were included, 

 Bacillus, Bactrinium, Bactr ilium and Bactridium. 



The name was used by Buchanan (1918, p. 33) as a tribe of the family 

 Bacteriaceae with the following description : 



Cells rod shaped, never spiral or strictly filamentous, single or in chains, 

 usually motile by means of peritrichous flagella, producing endospores under 

 suitable conditions of growth, usually Gram-positive. 



The four genera Bacillus, Plectridium, Clostridium and Metabacterium. 

 were included. 



Castellani and Chalmers (1919, pp. 933, 959) propose this as a tribe 

 of the family Bacillaceae. Apparently they are in error in ascribing 

 the name to Castellani and Chalmers 1918. They state: ^'Bacillaceae 

 growing well on ordinary laboratory media and producing endospores. 

 One genus only is included, Bacillus, the type genus." They again 

 describe it in 1920 (p. 601). 



Bacillee. A name given by Trevisan (1889, p. 12) to the third 

 tribe of the sub-order Baculogene. It is ascribed to Trevisan (1887). 

 The description given is: 



"Baculi, filamenti e cocchi non mai racchiusi in capsule membran- 

 aceo-gelatinose." Twelve genera are included, Pasteuria, Winograd- 

 skya, Thiodictyon, Mantegazzaea, Bacillus, Pasteurella, Cornilia, Clos- 

 tridium, Vibrio, Pacinia, Spirillum and Syiromonas. 



Bacillei. A subfamily name incorrectly spelled used by Fischer (1895, 

 p. 140). For discussion, see Bacillaceae. 



Bacillococcus. A casual name used by Frankland (1890, p. 122) 

 for a nitrifying soil organism. 



