| Bacillus, as Bacterium and related bacter microbes, are among one of the earliest found bacteria, reported around one hundred and forty years ago. So far hundreds and up to one thousand of species and genera with similar characteristics of Bacillus were identified and named. However, the nomenclature and codification of microbiology in Chinese have been lagged behind, and have solicited some unnecessary cumbers and perplexities, that are not conducive to popularization, development, and international exchanges of Chinese microbiology. This paper endeavored to summarize over the qualifiedly reported 1 130 species of 100 genera suffixed with bacillus based on their characteristics and arrangement of morphology (including endospore and/or spore), habitats, biochemistry, and combing and classification of the bacterial attribute to put them in order and correction, and to institute the regulation of the Chinese-Latin mutual translation of the species and genera of Bacillus, with benefit to give an impetus the exchange and development of microbiology between China and abroad. |
