The Bacillus cereus group includes several Bacillus species with closely related phylogeny.
The most well-studied members of the group, B. anthracis, B. cereus, and B. thuringiensis …

Bacillus cereus is a Gram-positive aerobic or facultatively anaerobic, motile, spore-forming,
rod-shaped bacterium that is widely distributed environmentally. While B. cereus is …

Bacillus cereus is a causative agent in both gastrointestinal and in nongastrointestinal
infections. Enterotoxins, emetic toxin (cereulide), hemolysins, and phoshpolipase C as well …

Endophthalmitis is a severe inflammation of the interior of the eye caused by the introduction
of contaminating microorganisms following trauma, surgery, or hematogenous spread from a …

Bacterial growth as a biofilm on solid surfaces is strongly associated with the development of
human infections. Biofilms on native heart valves (infective endocarditis) is a life-threatening …

Enterococcus faecalis is among the predominant causes of nosocomial infections. Surface
molecules like d-alanine lipoteichoic acid (LTA) perform several functions in gram-positive …

Bacillus thuringiensis has been widely used for 40 years as a safe biopesticide for
controlling agricultural pests and mosquitoes because it produces insecticidal crystal …

The intestinal commensal bacterium, Enterococcus faecalis, is unusual among prokaryotic
organisms in its ability to produce substantial extracellular superoxide. Transposon …

Staphylococcus aureus is a leading cause of both community-and hospital-acquired
infections that are increasingly antibiotic resistant. The emergence of S. aureus resistance to …

Many bacterial species produce capsular polysaccharides that contribute to pathogenesis
through evasion of the host innate immune system. The gram-positive pathogen …