Talk:Bacillus cereus

Text from a flashcard I wrote. Update article as needed. maveric149
Bacillus cereus Food Poisoning

1) Properties of B. cereus

2) Two types are....

3) Most US outbrakes are which type

4) Onset time of #3

5) Symptoms of #3

6) Toxin stability of #3

7) M.W. of toxin

8) Rabbit ileal loop test

5/07/01

1) Gram & catalase +, spore forming facultative anaerobic rod

2) staph-like & perfringens-like

3) staph-like (usually from fried rice)

4) 1-6 hrs

5) vomiting,nausea,diarrhea,cramps

6) heat stable

7) 5,000 (not antigenic)

8) negative

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