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Bacillus cereus

species of bacterium
Taxon taxon Q131307
Bacillus cereus
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Bacillus cereus

Summary

Bacillus cereus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.63% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,405 views/month, #1,221 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bacillus cereus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Bacillus cereus's instance of is recorded as model organism[4].
  • Bacillus cereus is classified at the rank of species[5].
  • Bacillus cereus belongs to the parent taxon Bacillus[6].
  • Bacillus cereus's scientific name is Bacillus cereus[7].
  • Bacillus cereus's Commons category is recorded as Bacillus cereus[8].
  • Bacillus cereus's has effect is recorded as foodborne illness[9].
  • Bacillus cereus's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'B. cereus'}[10].
  • Bacillus cereus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '仙人掌桿菌'}[11].
  • Bacillus cereus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '臘樣芽孢桿菌'}[12].
  • Bacillus cereus's LPSN URL is recorded as https://lpsn.dsmz.de/species/bacillus-cereus[13].
  • Bacillus cereus's Gram staining is recorded as gram-positive bacteria[14].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Bacillus cereus is Bacillus cereus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[5]. It is classified within Bacillus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '仙人掌桿菌'}[11] and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '臘樣芽孢桿菌'}[12].

Identifiers

Bacillus cereus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 950431[15]. Bacillus cereus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 1396[16]. Bacillus cereus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 975678[17]. Bacillus cereus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5428132[18]. Bacillus cereus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 959821[19].

Why It Matters

Bacillus cereus ranks in the top 0.63% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,405 views/month, #1,221 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [19] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . LPSN. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gram staining → gram-positive bacteria
    Instance of → taxon, model organism
    Aliases → —
    Has effect → foodborne illness
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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