Which of the following is described as a spore-forming, gram-positive Bacillus that is hemolytic, motile, Voges-Proskauer (VP)–positive, and citrate-positive and causes two types of food poisoning as a result of toxin release?

a. C. diphtheria
b. B. anthracis
c. B. cereus
d. C. jeikeium


C
B. cereus is another important species to identify. It is resistant to penicillin, c-hemolytic, and motile, and it produces a wide zone of lecithinase on egg yolk agar.

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