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The answer was B. cereus, a toxin-producing facultatively anaerobic Gram +ve bacterium

The toxin formed in the unrefrigerated rice before it was eaten, & caused the emetic form of the illness. This type of food poisoning usually goes away in 24 hrs

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Need a Friday afternoon brain break? ๐Ÿง 

๐Ÿ•ต๏ธโ€โ™‚๏ธ Play our food poisoning QUIZ in honour of #WorldFoodSafetyDay tomorrow!

๐Ÿ‘‡ Read the clues and place your vote to identify the microbe behind it all! ๐Ÿฆ ๐Ÿ‘€

#MicrobeDetective ๐Ÿ” #MicroSky #FridayFun #Microbiology #FoodMicrobiology

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