Bacillus cereus
[ sîr′ē-əs ]
n.
A species of Bacillus that causes an emetic type and a diarrheal type of food poisoning in humans.
Nearby words
barbecue stopper, barbed, barbed tributary, barbed wire, barbed-wire grass, Bacillus cereus, barbell, barbellate, barbeque, barber, barber chair
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