View source for Bacillus cereus

{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Bacillus cereus''}}

== Background ==

* [[Stain::Gram-positive]] [[Shape::bacillus]] within the genus [[Genus::Bacillus]]

== Management ==

* Almost universally resistant to [[penicillins]] and [[co-trimoxazole]]
* Usually susceptible to [[vancomycin]], [[linezolid]], [[ciprofloxacin]] (more than [[levofloxacin]]), and [[tetracycline]]<ref>Mills E, Sullivan E, Kovac J. Comparative Analysis of Bacillus cereus Group Isolates' Resistance Using Disk Diffusion and Broth Microdilution and the Correlation between Antimicrobial Resistance Phenotypes and Genotypes. ''Appl Environ Microbiol''. 2022 Mar 22;88(6):e0230221. doi: [https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.02302-21 10.1128/aem.02302-21]. Epub 2022 Mar 22. PMID: [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35225691/ 35225691]; PMCID: [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmc8939351/ PMC8939351].</ref>

[[Category:Gram-positive bacilli]]