describe bacillus cereus
Introduction. Bacillus cereus is a Gram-positive, aerobic-to-facultative,spore-forming rod widely distributed environmentally and bearinga close phenotypic and genetic (16S rRNA) relationships to several other Bacillus species, especially B. anthracis.. cereus may be the most common aerobic spore bearer in manytypes of soil and in sediments, dust, and plants. B. cereus is also frequently present in food production environments dueto the adhesive nature of its endospores.