| Genus |
Motility |
Relation
ot
Oxygen |
Cell
Shape |
Position
of
Endospores |
G+C
Moles
in
% |
| Bacillus |
Majority
motile |
Aerobic
or
facultative |
Rods |
Central
terminal
or
central
to
terminal |
32-62 |
| Sporolactobacillus |
Motile |
Microaerophilic |
Straight
Rods |
- |
39-47.3 |
| Clostridium |
Usually
motile |
Strictly
anerobic |
Rods |
Terminal
to
sub
terminal |
23-43 |
| Desulfotomaculum |
Motile |
Anerobic |
Straight
or
Curved
Rods |
sub
terminal |
41.7
-45.5 |
| Sporosarcina |
Motile
or
Immotile |
Stric
Aerobes |
Spherical
tetrads
or
Packets |
- |
42-43 |
