Bacillales

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Bacillales
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Firmicutes
Class: Bacilli
Order: Bacillales
Families

Alicyclobacillaceae
Bacillaceae
Caryophanaceae
Listeriaceae
Paenibacillaceae
Planococcaceae
Sporolactobacillaceae
Staphylococcaceae
Thermoactinomycetaceae
Turicibacteraceae

The Bacillales are an order of Gram-positive bacteria, placed within the Firmicutes. Representative genera include Bacillus, Listeria and Staphylococcus.