Bacillus cereus

What is the shape of Bacillus cereus?

• Rod

• Spherical

• Spiral

• Star

What symptoms do the Bacillus cereus cause?

• Diarrhea

• Nausea

• Abdominal pain

• Vomiting

How does Bacillus cereus cause disease?

• Through contact

• Through vectors

• Consuming contaminated food

• Through air droplets

Why people consume well-cooked food can still infected by Bacillus cereus?

• B. cereus is resistant to antibiotics

• B. cereus is resistant to penicillin

• B. cereus is resistant to cold

• B. cereus is resistant to heat

Why is Bacillus cereus resistant to beta-lactam antibiotics?

• It can produce beta-lactamase

• It can produce lactase

• It has protein coating.

• It can transform to other form in order to fight with antibiotics