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- A genus of BACILLACEAE that are spore-forming, rod-shaped cells. Most species are saprophytic soil forms with only a few species being pathogenic.
(Source: National Library of Medicine 2014 MeSH Scope Note and Classification)
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 - Figure 1. Bacillus cereus group (not anthracis), gram stain of growth from vitrectomy specimen.
 - Figure 2. Bacillus cereus group (not anthracis), on trypticase soy agar (TSA) with sheep blood.
- Notes
- Figure 1 contributed by Bhatraphol Tingpej, M.D., Microbiology Laboratories, Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA. Figure 2 contributed by Judith Holden of the Microbiology Laboratories, Department of Pathology, and Kelsey Han of the Division of Infectious Diseases, both of Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
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- References
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- National Library of Medicine 2014 MeSH Scope Note and Classification
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