Bacillus cereus

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DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.

Gram-positive, facultatively anaerobic rod-shaped bacterium of the genus Bacillus. Like other Bacillus species, it has the ability to form thermoresistant spores.

OccurrenceThis section has been translated automatically.

The pathogen occurs ubiquitously in nature, especially in (soil), and is present in almost all raw food materials.

LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.

  1. Hof H et al (2019) Special bacteriology. In: Hof H et al. Medical microbiology. Dual series, 3rd edition, Thieme Verlag Stuttgart p 333.

Last updated on: 18.12.2020