Bacillus cereus 724 is a facultative anaerobe, mesophilic, Gram-positive prokaryote of the family Bacillaceae.
Gram-positive motile rod-shaped facultative anaerobe mesophilic
SI-ID 92136
| @ref 20215 |
Last LPSN update
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| Domain Bacteria |
| Phylum Bacillota |
| Class Bacilli |
| Order Caryophanales |
| Family Bacillaceae |
| Genus Bacillus |
| Species Bacillus cereus |
| Full scientific name Bacillus cereus Frankland and Frankland 1887 (Approved Lists 1980) |
| 37730 | Oxygen tolerancefacultative anaerobe |
| @ref | Value | Activity | Ec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68382 | acid phosphatase | + | 3.1.3.2 | from API zym |
| 68382 | alkaline phosphatase | + | 3.1.3.1 | from API zym |
| 68382 | alpha-chymotrypsin | + | 3.4.21.1 | from API zym |
| 68382 | alpha-fucosidase | - | 3.2.1.51 | from API zym |
| 68382 | alpha-galactosidase | - | 3.2.1.22 | from API zym |
| 68382 | alpha-glucosidase | + | 3.2.1.20 | from API zym |
| 68382 | alpha-mannosidase | - | 3.2.1.24 | from API zym |
| 68382 | beta-galactosidase | - | 3.2.1.23 | from API zym |
| 68382 | beta-glucosidase | - | 3.2.1.21 | from API zym |
| 68382 | beta-glucuronidase | - | 3.2.1.31 | from API zym |
| 37730 | catalase | + | 1.11.1.6 | |
| 68382 | cystine arylamidase | + | 3.4.11.3 | from API zym |
| 68382 | esterase (C 4) | + | from API zym | |
| 68382 | esterase lipase (C 8) | + | from API zym | |
| 68382 | leucine arylamidase | + | 3.4.11.1 | from API zym |
| 68382 | lipase (C 14) | - | from API zym | |
| 68382 | N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase | - | 3.2.1.52 | from API zym |
| 68382 | naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase | + | from API zym | |
| 37730 | oxidase | + | ||
| 68382 | trypsin | + | 3.4.21.4 | from API zym |
| 37730 | urease | - | 3.5.1.5 | |
| 68382 | valine arylamidase | + | from API zym |
| Topic | Title | Authors | Journal | DOI | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Design of Novel Saposin-like Bacteriocins Using a Hybrid Approach. | Oftedal TF, Diep DB, Kjos M. | Probiotics Antimicrob Proteins | 10.1007/s12602-024-10264-w | 2025 | | |
| Biotechnology | Recent Advances in the Application of the Antimicrobial Peptide Nisin in the Inactivation of Spore-Forming Bacteria in Foods. | Anumudu C, Hart A, Miri T, Onyeaka H. | Molecules | 10.3390/molecules26185552 | 2021 | |
| Europium Nanoparticle-Based Lateral Flow Strip Biosensors Combined with Recombinase Polymerase Amplification for Simultaneous Detection of Five Zoonotic Foodborne Pathogens. | Jin B, Ma B, Mei Q, Xu S, Deng X, Hong Y, Li J, Xu H, Zhang M. | Biosensors (Basel) | 10.3390/bios13060652 | 2023 | | |
| HPLC/ESI-MS and NMR Analysis of Chemical Constitutes in Bioactive Extract from the Root Nodule of Vaccinium emarginatum. | Huang HM, Ho CY, Chang GR, Shia WY, Lai CH, Chao CH, Wang CM. | Pharmaceuticals (Basel) | 10.3390/ph14111098 | 2021 | | |
| An Overview of Antimicrobial Activity of Lysozyme and Its Functionality in Cheese. | Khorshidian N, Khanniri E, Koushki MR, Sohrabvandi S, Yousefi M. | Front Nutr | 10.3389/fnut.2022.833618 | 2022 | | |
| Ursolic acid: biological functions and application in animal husbandry. | Liu G, Qin P, Cheng X, Wu L, Wang R, Gao W. | Front Vet Sci | 10.3389/fvets.2023.1251248 | 2023 | | |
| Enzymology | Antibacterial and Synergistic Activity of Pentacyclic Triterpenoids Isolated from Alstonia scholaris. | Wang CM, Chen HT, Wu ZY, Jhan YL, Shyu CL, Chou CH. | Molecules | 10.3390/molecules21020139 | 2016 | |
| Simultaneous Detection of Five Foodborne Pathogens Using a Mini Automatic Nucleic Acid Extractor Combined with Recombinase Polymerase Amplification and Lateral Flow Immunoassay. | Jin B, Ma B, Li J, Hong Y, Zhang M. | Microorganisms | 10.3390/microorganisms10071352 | 2022 | | |
| Enzymology | Phenotypic & genetic characterization of Bacillus cereus isolated from the acute diarrhoeal patients. | Banerjee M, Nair GB, Ramamurthy T. | Indian J Med Res | 2011 | | |
| Anti-Planktonic and Anti-Biofilm Properties of Pentacyclic Triterpenes-Asiatic Acid and Ursolic Acid as Promising Antibacterial Future Pharmaceuticals. | Sycz Z, Tichaczek-Goska D, Wojnicz D. | Biomolecules | 10.3390/biom12010098 | 2022 | | |
| Phylogeny | Rapid detection and differentiation of Salmonella species, Salmonella Typhimurium and Salmonella Enteritidis by multiplex quantitative PCR. | Heymans R, Vila A, van Heerwaarden CAM, Jansen CCC, Castelijn GAA, van der Voort M, Biesta-Peters EG. | PLoS One | 10.1371/journal.pone.0206316 | 2018 | |
| Structure Elucidation of Procyanidins Isolated from Rhododendron formosanum and Their Anti-Oxidative and Anti-Bacterial Activities. | Wang CM, Hsu YM, Jhan YL, Tsai SJ, Lin SX, Su CH, Chou CH. | Molecules | 10.3390/molecules200712787 | 2015 | | |
| Real-time PCR analysis of enteric pathogens from fecal samples of irritable bowel syndrome subjects. | Rinttila T, Lyra A, Krogius-Kurikka L, Palva A. | Gut Pathog | 10.1186/1757-4749-3-6 | 2011 | | |
| Metabolism | Enhanced staphylolytic activity of the Staphylococcus aureus bacteriophage vB_SauS-phiIPLA88 HydH5 virion-associated peptidoglycan hydrolase: fusions, deletions, and synergy with LysH5. | Rodriguez-Rubio L, Martinez B, Rodriguez A, Donovan DM, Garcia P. | Appl Environ Microbiol | 10.1128/aem.07621-11 | 2012 | |
| Phylogeny | Outbreak of Bacillus cereus infections in a neonatal intensive care unit traced to balloons used in manual ventilation. | Van Der Zwet WC, Parlevliet GA, Savelkoul PH, Stoof J, Kaiser AM, Van Furth AM, Vandenbroucke-Grauls CM. | J Clin Microbiol | 10.1128/jcm.38.11.4131-4136.2000 | 2000 | |
| Influence of structural properties and kinetic constraints on Bacillus cereus growth. | Stecchini ML, Del Torre M, Sarais I, Saro O, Messina M, Maltini E. | Appl Environ Microbiol | 10.1128/aem.64.3.1075-1078.1998 | 1998 | | |
| Genetics | Phages preying on Bacillus anthracis, Bacillus cereus, and Bacillus thuringiensis: past, present and future. | Gillis A, Mahillon J. | Viruses | 10.3390/v6072623 | 2014 | |
| Metabolism | Purification and genetic characterization of gassericin E, a novel co-culture inducible bacteriocin from Lactobacillus gasseri EV1461 isolated from the vagina of a healthy woman. | Maldonado-Barragan A, Caballero-Guerrero B, Martin V, Ruiz-Barba JL, Rodriguez JM. | BMC Microbiol | 10.1186/s12866-016-0663-1 | 2016 | |
| Cultivation | Effect of pH and sodium chloride on growth of Bacillus cereus in laboratory media and certain foods. | Raevuori M, Genigeorgis C. | Appl Microbiol | 10.1128/am.29.1.68-73.1975 | 1975 | |
| Biotechnology | Comparative studies of Bacillus cereus strains isolated from various foods and food poisoning outbreaks. | Raevuori M, Kiutamo T, Niskanen A. | Acta Vet Scand | 10.1186/bf03548437 | 1977 | |
| ISOLATION OF AUXOTROPHS OF BACILLUS CEREUS. | GOLDBERG ID, KENG JG, THORNE CB. | J Bacteriol | 10.1128/jb.89.5.1441-1441.1965 | 1965 | | |
| Enzymology | Biochemical and genetic characterization of enterocin P, a novel sec-dependent bacteriocin from Enterococcus faecium P13 with a broad antimicrobial spectrum. | Cintas LM, Casaus P, Havarstein LS, Hernandez PE, Nes IF. | Appl Environ Microbiol | 10.1128/aem.63.11.4321-4330.1997 | 1997 | |
| Transduction in Bacillus cereus and Bacillus anthracis. | Thorne CB. | Bacteriol Rev | 10.1128/mmbr.32.4_pt_1.358-361.1968 | 1968 | | |
| Stimulation of Pyrophosphatase Activity in Clostridium pasteurianum by Reductants. | D'Eustachio AJ, Knight E, Hardy RW. | J Bacteriol | 10.1128/jb.90.1.288-289.1965 | 1965 | | |
| Transduction in Bacillus cereus by each of two bacteriophages. | Yelton DB, Thorne CB. | J Bacteriol | 10.1128/jb.102.2.573-579.1970 | 1970 | | |
| Phylogeny | Identification of Bacillus anthracis by using matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry and artificial neural networks. | Lasch P, Beyer W, Nattermann H, Stammler M, Siegbrecht E, Grunow R, Naumann D. | Appl Environ Microbiol | 10.1128/aem.00857-09 | 2009 | |
| Cultivation | Selective medium for Bacillus anthracis. | Knisely RF. | J Bacteriol | 10.1128/jb.92.3.784-786.1966 | 1966 | |
| Bacteriolytic activity caused by the presence of a novel lactococcal plasmid encoding lactococcins A, B, and M. | Morgan S, Ross RP, Hill C. | Appl Environ Microbiol | 10.1128/aem.61.8.2995-3001.1995 | 1995 | | |
| Phylogeny | Molecular differentiation of Renibacterium salmoninarum isolates from worldwide locations. | Grayson TH, Cooper LF, Atienzar FA, Knowles MR, Gilpin ML. | Appl Environ Microbiol | 10.1128/aem.65.3.961-968.1999 | 1999 | |
| Pathogenicity | Inactivation of spores of Bacillus cereus in cheese by high hydrostatic pressure with the addition of nisin or lysozyme. | Lopez-Pedemonte TJ, Roig-Sagues AX, Trujillo AJ, Capellas M, Guamis B | J Dairy Sci | 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(03)73907-1 | 2003 | |
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