Bacillus flexus

Bacillus flexus is an aerobic, Gram-variable, rod-shaped, endospore-forming, oxidase-positive bacterium. The endospores are ellipsoidal, located in central/paracentral, unswollen sporangia. In laboratory conditions, it produces opaque, creamish, raised-margin colonies at 30 $$ when incubated for 24–72 hrs. on tryptic soy agar. This bacterial species may be isolated from feces (poultry) and soil.

Human pathogenicity has not been well described yet.

This species has been recently proposed to be transferred into the genus Priestia. The correct nomenclature would then be Priestia flexa.