Bacillus cereus

Bacillus cereus

View the organism under the microscope (courtesy Buckman Laboratories), and another picture (by T. DeLine); B. cereus electron microscopic picture (University of Lund)

Collection sites, home-pages

Fact sheets, consumer guides, general information

B. cereus in the Bad bug Book (U.S. FDA)
B. cereus infections and picnics (Boston University)
Bacillus cereus Food Poisoning Fact sheet (Christchurch City Council)
B.cereus factsheet from NebFacts (Uni Nebraska-Lincoln)
B. cereus in brief (Uni Georgia)

B. cereus fact sheet(Ashtree Management Service)

Bacillus cereus and food safety

Lectures

Bacteriology of B. cereus in overview
Lecture on Bacillus cereus Endophthalmitis by M. Callegan
Bacteriology of Bacillus species K. Tudor, Uni Wisconsin-Madison

Scientific papers

Bacillus cereus food poisoning in a restaurant (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Bacillus cereus Food Poisoning Associated with Fried Rice at Two Child Day Care Centers--Virginia, 1993 (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)

Scientific links

Look up in Taxonomy Browser (NCBI)
Safety sheet for working with B. Cereus (Lab Centre of Disease Control Canada)
How to Manage Questions about Foodborne Illnesses (Uni Florida)

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Last modified: 23 Feb 2003

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