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Bacillus pasteurii
A large aerobic gram-positive or gram-variable bacillus that produces endospores. It produces thin colonies on agar medium with amoeboid spreading or may be mucoid. It is ubiquitous in nature being found in soil, dust, water, sewage, and encrustation on urinals. Usually considered nonpathogenic for humans.