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Bacillus species
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MICROBIOLOGY
- Facultative anaerobe or aerobic spore-forming usually Gram-positive rods.
- See separate modules for anthrax (B. anthracis)
- Ubiquitous in decayed organic matter and soil. Some species are part of normal human flora.
- Potential human pathogens include B. cereus (most common), B. subtilis, B. megaterium, B. circulans, B. sphaericus.
- B. cereus is typically susceptible to vancomycin, fluoroquinolones, carbapenems and gentamicin.
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MICROBIOLOGY
- Facultative anaerobe or aerobic spore-forming usually Gram-positive rods.
- See separate modules for anthrax (B. anthracis)
- Ubiquitous in decayed organic matter and soil. Some species are part of normal human flora.
- Potential human pathogens include B. cereus (most common), B. subtilis, B. megaterium, B. circulans, B. sphaericus.
- B. cereus is typically susceptible to vancomycin, fluoroquinolones, carbapenems and gentamicin.
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Last updated: February 9, 2020
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Auwaerter, Paul. "Bacillus Species." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2020. Johns Hopkins Guides, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540044/all/Bacillus_species.
Auwaerter P. Bacillus species. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2020. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540044/all/Bacillus_species. Accessed March 24, 2023.
Auwaerter, P. (2020). Bacillus species. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540044/all/Bacillus_species
Auwaerter P. Bacillus Species [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2020. [cited 2023 March 24]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540044/all/Bacillus_species.
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