Priestia flexa

Priestia flexa^[1] (Bacillus flexus before 2020) 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 ± 2°C when incubated for 24–72 hrs. on tryptic soy agar. This bacterial species may be isolated from feces (poultry) and soil.

Priestia flexa
Priestia flexa Gram stain under 1000 magnification
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Bacillota
Class:	Bacilli
Order:	Bacillales
Family:	Bacillaceae
Genus:	Priestia
Species:	P. flexa
Binomial name
Priestia flexa (Priest et al. 1989 ex Batchelor 1919) Gupta et al. 2020

Human pathogenicity has not been well described yet.^[2][3]