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WHAT IS IT?
Bacillus cereus is a gram positive, rod shaped, aerobic, motile, bacteria.
CULTURE CHARACTERISTICS
Beta-hemolytic
MOLECULAR CHARACTERISTICS
Enterotoxin formation:
TRANSMISSION
CONDITIONS CAUSED
Enterotoxin poisoning: this bacteria can produce a entertain that contaminates foods and causes vomiting after ingestion.
TREATMENT
OTHER HY FACTS
Reheated rice on exams that leads to illness is fairly specific for this bacterium.
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