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Raw rice almost always carries dormant spores of the bacterium Bacillus cereus, which produces powerful gastrointestinal toxins.

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Any of the genus Cereus, either as currently or formerly defined, of plants of the cactus family, natives to the Americas, from California to Chile.

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noun

Any of the genus Cereus, either as currently or formerly defined, of plants of the cactus family, natives to the Americas, from California to Chile.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for cereus.

noun

Any of the genus Cereus, either as currently or formerly defined, of plants of the cactus family, natives to the Americas, from California to Chile.

Example sentences

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Raw rice almost always carries dormant spores of the bacterium Bacillus cereus, which produces powerful gastrointestinal toxins.

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Bacillus Cereus is the major modern issue, and it largely comes from soggy bread/rice/pasta, so plastic is a significant factor.

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Not the OP, but cooked rice if not properly stored and reheated can lead to food poisoning (Bacillus Cereus is the bug).

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Bacillus cereus (the culprit in that case) the microbe associated with 'fried rice syndrome'?

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For the primary worry of bacillus cereus, it looks like there are some interesting heat susceptibility chances introduced even to spores after initial heat treatment.

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I've never understood why these things don't cause food poisoning due to bacillus cereus.

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> Uncooked rice can contain spores of Bacillus cereus, a bacterium that can cause food poisoning.

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Uncooked rice often contains the bacteria Bacillus cereus.

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The heat-resistant spores of the Bacillus Cereus will then develop and the bacteria will proliferate and produce a heat-resistant toxin, which can hurt you even after reheating the leftover rice.

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I believe part of the problem is that re-heating the rice doesn't kill off bacillus cereus so once the rice has been sat around for a couple of hours it can't easily be made safe to eat.

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You should warn your family member that keeping rice at room temperature is a really, really good way to give yourself serious food poisoning - it's an ideal breeding ground for Bacillus cereus.

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My understanding is the Bacillus cereus spores aren't guaranteed to be entirely killed off in typical rice cooking times (also, 30-45 minutes boiling seems long for cooking even 4 cups of rice in my rice cooker).

Quote examples

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It was supposed to be "Isn't bacillus cereus (the culprit in that case) the microbe associated with 'fried rice syndrome'?

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I'd go so far as to say that any claims of cereus types of foods being "healthier" are specious as well.

Proper noun examples

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Cereus is essentially the most common food poisoning bacteria, depending on what sources you look at.

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Cereus and everyone's favorite religion-creator, C.

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.com domains (PokerStars, Fult Tilt Poker, Cereus).

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How do you use cereus in a sentence?

Raw rice almost always carries dormant spores of the bacterium Bacillus cereus, which produces powerful gastrointestinal toxins.

What does cereus mean?

Any of the genus Cereus, either as currently or formerly defined, of plants of the cactus family, natives to the Americas, from California to Chile.

What part of speech is cereus?

cereus is commonly used as noun.