Large (1 x 3-4 µm), Gram-positive, rod-shaped, aerobic, motile, endospore forming,beta hemolytic bacteria commonly found in soil and food. Bacillus cereus is most related to Bacillus anthracis, the cause of anthrax, and Bacillus thuringiensis, an insect pathogen used as pesticide. B. cereus could cause food poisoning similar to that caused by Staphylococcus but some strains could be also beneficial as probiotics in animals.
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