Bacillus cereus
bacillus cereus
Bacillus cereus Bacillus ce·re·us (sēr’ē-əs)
n.
A species of Bacillus that causes an emetic type and a diarrheal type of food poisoning in humans.
Historical Examples
A septicemia of the southern army worm caused by bacillus cereus.
The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches Louis M. Roth
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