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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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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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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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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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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context. In a similar way, the Bacillus species (=phylum Firmicutes) belonging to the "B. cereus group" (B. anthracis, B. cereus, B . thuringiensis, B. mycoides...
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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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Cereulide is a toxin produced by some strains of Bacillus cereus, Bacillus megaterium and related species. It is a potent cytotoxin that destroys mitochondria...
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from B. cereus could be detected at this time. Later, this B. cereus strain and its relatives were classified as a brand-new species called Bacillus cytotoxicus...
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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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addition, the genus Bacillus has been restricted to only include species closely related to Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus cereus. Priestia is named after...
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alpha-toxin, Bacillus cereus PLC (BC-PLC) Sphingomyelinases: B. cereus, Staphylococcus aureus Phosphatidylinositol-hydrolyzing enzymes: B. cereus, B. thuringiensis...
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was restricted to only include species closely related to Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus cereus. The name Peribacillus is derived from its placement in...
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Anthrax is an infection caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis or Bacillus cereus biovar anthracis. Infection typically occurs by contact with the...
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Listeria ivanovii and Bacillus cereus has allowed a fuller understanding of their enzymatic site. The active site of the B. cereus SMase comprises the residues...
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addition, the genus Bacillus has been restricted to only include species closely related to Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus cereus. The name Niallia was...
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include species closely related to its type species, Bacillus subtilis as well as Bacillus cereus. The name Metabacillus is derived from its taxonomic...
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astrovirus, and calicivirus. Other less common pathogens include Bacillus cereus, Clostridium perfringens, Clostridioides difficile, and Staphylococcus...
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addition, the genus Bacillus has been restricted to include only species closely related to Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus cereus. The name Cytobacillus...
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well as other amatoxin-producing fungus species. Certain strains of Bacillus cereus—a common species of bacterium implicated as a frequent cause of food...
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used as a food flavouring, and have been shown to kill the spores of Bacillus cereus. The tree grows from lower to higher elevation up to 1400 meters. The...
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resulting in the restriction of Bacillus to only include species closely related to Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus cereus, and the establishment of many...
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addition, the genus Bacillus has been restricted to only include species closely related to Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus cereus. The name Rossellomorea...
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In addition, the genus Bacillus has been emended to only include species closely related to Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus cereus. The name Robertmurraya...
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Bacillus Bacillus anthracis Bacillus brevis Bacillus cereus Bacillus fusiformis Bacillus licheniformis Bacillus megaterium Bacillus mycoides Bacillus...
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phospholipases C enzymes, some of which are also known as alpha toxins. Bacillus cereus contains a monomeric phospholipase C EC 3.1.4.3 (PLC) of 245 amino-acid...
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the most commonly studied are Bacillus species, particularly Bacillus cereus and the anthrax-causing bacterium Bacillus anthracis. The exosporium is the...
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