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Research Paper On Baccus Cereus

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Bacillus cereus is a gram positive, aerobic, motile bacterium commonly found in soil and food. Some of its strains are harmful to humans and cause foodborne illness, while other strains are beneficial as probiotics for animals. It can cause fried rice syndrome. B. cereus bacteria are facultative anaerobes and like other members of the genus Bacillus can produce protective endospores. B. cereus competes with other organisms such as Salmonella in the gut, hence its presence reduces those organisms.

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