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The bacteria is best known for causing a type of food poisoning called "Fried Rice Syndrome," since rice is sometimes cooked and left to cool at room temperature for a few hours. During that time, the bacteria can contaminate it and grow. B. cereus is especially dangerous because it produces a toxin in rice and other starchy foods that is heat resistant and may not die when the food it infects is cooked.

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Unfortunately, that was the case for a 20-year-old student, who passed away after eating five-day-old pasta.

His story was described in the Journal of Clinical Microbiology a few years back, but has since resurfaced due to some YouTube videos and Reddit posts. According to article, every Sunday the student would make his meals for the entire week so he wouldn't need to deal with making it on the weekdays. One Sunday, he cooked up some spaghetti, then put it in Tupperware containers so that days later, he could just add some sauce to it, reheat it and enjoy it.

However, he didn't store the pasta in the fridge, rather he left it out on the counter. After five days of the food sitting out at room temperature, he heated some up and ate it. While he noticed an odd taste to the food, he figured it was just due to the new tomato sauce he added to it.

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[–] fraksken@infosec.pub 93 points 1 month ago (7 children)

I just realised ... The bacteria is ... Seriously ... Called B. Cereus?

[–] goldteeth@lemmy.dbzer0.com 62 points 1 month ago

I am serious, and don't call me bacteria.

[–] protist@mander.xyz 26 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The specific name, cereus, meaning "waxy" in Latin, refers to the appearance of colonies grown on blood agar.

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I spent WAY too much time on this

[–] The_v@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] troybot@midwest.social 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Sounds like a Harry Potter spell

[–] 0ops@lemm.ee 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Does Bacillus Cereus look like a bitch?

[–] The_v@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Itty bitty rod shaped things. More like a bunch of really little dicks.

[–] reddit_sux@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The name's Cereus, Bacillus Cereus

Why so Cereus?

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world -1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Before her death in 2023, actress Cindy Williams auditioned for the role of Harry Potter's godfather in The Prisoner of Azkaban. Of course she was completely wrong for the part, but she was invited to the audition just so that the casting director could say to her, "Shirley you can't be Sirius."

[–] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

But she's most famous for her titular role on the hit 70s sitcom, "Laverne and Shirley."

[–] TriPolarBearz@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Why is this so important? It's just some germs.

Bro, it's literally called B. cereus

[–] Damage@feddit.it 1 points 1 month ago

I believe the Latin pronunciation would be something like "Chayreous"

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