Bacillus cereus (DSM 4222, F 837/76)
Bacillus cereus F 837/76 is a bacterium of the family Bacillaceae.
BacteriaName and taxonomic classification
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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) |
Culture and growth conditions
Culture medium
| @ref | Name | Growth | Medium link | Composition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1619 | COLUMBIA BLOOD MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 693) | Medium recipe at MediaDive  | Name: COLUMBIA BLOOD MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 693) Composition: Defibrinated sheep blood 50.0 g/l Columbia agar base | ||
| 1619 | NUTRIENT AGAR (DSMZ Medium 1) | Medium recipe at MediaDive | Name: NUTRIENT AGAR (DSMZ Medium 1) Composition: Agar 15.0 g/l Peptone 5.0 g/l Meat extract 3.0 g/l Distilled water |
Culture temp
| @ref | Growth | Type | Temperature (°C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1619 | positive | growth | 30 |
Literature
Literature 
| Topic | Title | Authors | Journal | DOI | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characterization of strain-specific Bacillus cereus swimming motility and flagella by means of specific antibodies. | Schwenk V, Dietrich R, Klingl A, Martlbauer E, Jessberger N. | PLoS One | 10.1371/journal.pone.0265425 | 2022 |  | |
| Characteristics of the Protein Complexes and Pores Formed by Bacillus cereus Hemolysin BL. | Jessberger N, Dietrich R, Schauer K, Schwemmer S, Martlbauer E, Benz R. | Toxins (Basel) | 10.3390/toxins12110672 | 2020 | | |
| Pathogenicity | Binding to The Target Cell Surface Is The Crucial Step in Pore Formation of Hemolysin BL from Bacillus cereus. | Jessberger N, Dietrich R, Schwemmer S, Tausch F, Schwenk V, Didier A, Martlbauer E. | Toxins (Basel) | 10.3390/toxins11050281 | 2019 | |
| Processing of Larvae of Alphitobius diaperinus and Tenebrio molitor in Cooked Sausages: Effects on Physicochemical, Microbiological, and Sensory Parameters. | Lemke B, Ropper D, Arki A, Visscher C, Plotz M, Krischek C. | Insects | 10.3390/insects15110843 | 2024 | | |
| Metabolism | Porcine Gastric Mucin Triggers Toxin Production of Enteropathogenic Bacillus cereus. | Jessberger N, Dietrich R, Mohr AK, Da Riol C, Martlbauer E. | Infect Immun | 10.1128/iai.00765-18 | 2019 | |
| Pathogenicity | Evidence for Complex Formation of the Bacillus cereus Haemolysin BL Components in Solution. | Tausch F, Dietrich R, Schauer K, Janowski R, Niessing D, Martlbauer E, Jessberger N. | Toxins (Basel) | 10.3390/toxins9090288 | 2017 | |
| Pathogenic potential of Bacillus cereus strains as revealed by phenotypic analysis. | Kamar R, Gohar M, Jehanno I, Rejasse A, Kallassy M, Lereclus D, Sanchis V, Ramarao N. | J Clin Microbiol | 10.1128/jcm.02848-12 | 2013 | | |
| Phylogeny | InhA1, NprA, and HlyII as candidates for markers to differentiate pathogenic from nonpathogenic Bacillus cereus strains. | Cadot C, Tran SL, Vignaud ML, De Buyser ML, Kolsto AB, Brisabois A, Nguyen-The C, Lereclus D, Guinebretiere MH, Ramarao N. | J Clin Microbiol | 10.1128/jcm.02123-09 | 2010 | |
| Metabolism | Enterotoxigenic profiles of food-poisoning and food-borne Bacillus cereus strains. | Guinebretiere MH, Broussolle V, Nguyen-The C. | J Clin Microbiol | 10.1128/jcm.40.8.3053-3056.2002 | 2002 | |
| Comparison of Mast Burkholderia Cepacia, Ashdown + Gentamicin, and Burkholderia Pseudomallei Selective Agar for the Selective Growth of Burkholderia Spp. | Edler C, Derschum H, Kohler M, Neubauer H, Frickmann H, Hagen RM. | Eur J Microbiol Immunol (Bp) | 10.1556/1886.2016.00037 | 2017 | | |
| Phylogeny | Comparison of minisatellite polymorphisms in the Bacillus cereus complex: a simple assay for large-scale screening and identification of strains most closely related to Bacillus anthracis. | Valjevac S, Hilaire V, Lisanti O, Ramisse F, Hernandez E, Cavallo JD, Pourcel C, Vergnaud G. | Appl Environ Microbiol | 10.1128/aem.71.11.6613-6623.2005 | 2005 | |
| Production and characterization of monoclonal antibodies against the hemolysin BL enterotoxin complex produced by Bacillus cereus. | Dietrich R, Fella C, Strich S, Martlbauer E. | Appl Environ Microbiol | 10.1128/aem.65.10.4470-4474.1999 | 1999 | |
How to cite
If you want to cite this particular strain cite the following doi:
https://doi.org/10.13145/bacdive139685.20260601.11
When using BacDive for research please cite the following paper
BacDive in 2025: the core database for prokaryotic strain dataIsabel Schober, Julia Koblitz, Joaquim Sardà Carbasse, Christian Ebeling, Marvin Leon Schmidt, Adam Podstawka, Rohit Gupta, Vinodh Ilangovan, Javad Chamanara, Jörg Overmann, Lorenz Christian Reimer
Nucleic Acids Research; database issue 2025.
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