Bacillus cereus is a Gram-positive rod-shaped bacterium commonly found in soil, food, and marine sponges. The specific name, cereus, meaning "waxy" in...
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relies on the pXO1 and pXO2 plasmids for its virulence. Bacillus cereus biovar anthracis, i.e. B. cereus with the two plasmids, is also capable of causing anthrax...
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clade, formed by Bacillus anthracis, Bacillus cereus, Bacillus mycoides, Bacillus pseudomycoides, Bacillus thuringiensis, and Bacillus weihenstephanensis...
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Rice as food (section Bacillus cereus)
associated with rice consumption include arsenic from the soil, and Bacillus cereus which can grow in poorly-stored cooked rice, and cause food poisoning...
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Chinese fried rice (section Bacillus cereus poisoning)
rice dish named after chǎofàn, which means "fried rice" in Chinese. Bacillus cereus poisoning is called "Chinese fried rice syndrome" due to its historical...
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is placed in the Bacillus cereus group which is variously defined as: seven closely related species: B. cereus sensu stricto (B. cereus), B. anthracis,...
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Look up Cereus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Wikispecies has information related to Cereus. Cereus, waxy in Latin, may refer to: Cereus (anemone)...
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Scherer, Siegfrie; et al. (1998). "Bacillus weihenstephanensis sp. nov. is a new psychrotolerant species of the Bacillus cereus group". International Journal...
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Bacillus cereus biovar anthracis is a variant of the Bacillus cereus bacterium that has acquired plasmids similar to those of Bacillus anthracis. As a...
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bacterial species that can form endospores include Bacillus cereus, Bacillus anthracis, Bacillus thuringiensis, Clostridium botulinum, and Clostridium...
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