Experimental infection of rabbits with Bacillus cereus.
Bacillus cereus was able to grow and produced local infections following subcutaneous or intramuscular injection. An inflammatory response was produced with necrosis of muscle fibres and calcification. The organism was sensitive to chemotherapeutic agents on in vitro tests.
D000038:Abscess; D000818:Animals; D001409:Bacillus cereus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000473:pathology; D006358:Hot Temperature; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009336:Necrosis; D011817:Rabbits; D013492:Suppuration / Q000382:microbiology